Meredith Monk: Calling

Name: Meredith Monk: Calling
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9783775754811
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I work between the cracks, where the voice starts dancing To say that Meredith Monk is an outstanding singer, composer, choreographer, and filmmaker says a lot and yet too little. Monk works seamlessly across disciplines, pushing the boundaries of music, theatre, dance, video, and installation, and... Read More

Format: Hardback

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I work between the cracks, where the voice starts dancing

To say that Meredith Monk is an outstanding singer, composer, choreographer, and filmmaker says a lot and yet too little. Monk works seamlessly across disciplines, pushing the boundaries of music, theatre, dance, video, and installation, and is considered a pioneer of site-specific performance. At the centre of her oeuvre is the suggestive power of the human voice: the body becomes a resonating space for a universal language for which there are no words. Monk was the first artist to create a performance for the rotunda of the Guggenheim Museum, and she has performed in public car parks and on opera stages.

This catalogue presents the first career-encompassing, in-depth analysis of her work. Featuring never-before-published archival material, musical notations, drawings, and photographs, as well as an insightful conversation with the artist, the essays underscore Monk's lasting influence and affirm the relevance of her work for the present.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783775754811

Publisher: Hatje Cantz

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 October 2024

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hatje Cantz

Illustration: 120 Illustrations

Contributors:

Edited by Anna Schneider
Text by Beatrix Ruf
Text by Adam Shatz
Text by Rick Moody
Text by Teresa Retzer
Text by Andrea Lissoni
Text by Timothy Morton

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 1720g

Pages: 400

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

MEREDITH MONK (*1942, New York City) began to explore the spectrum of the human voice through abstract vocal expres sions in the early 1960s. She developed what became known as "extended vocal technique" in numerous solo performances, using the three-octave range of her voice. In 1968 she founded The House to promote interdisciplinary performance and ten years later the Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble. Monk is an award-winning filmmaker and has received numerous honors such as the National Medal of Arts.