sign in sign up
<<
Home , Ant Farm (group), Cheri Gaulke, Chris Burden, Dorit Cypis, Eleanor Antin, Linda Montano

White on Blue

Blue on White

Grayscale July 10–October 7, 2007 EVIDENCEWhite on Blue OF MOVEMENT

Streaming audio and a podcastBlue at on White www.getty.edu Close Radio From 1976 to 1979, radio station KPFK hosted Close Radio, a weekly half-hour program Grayscale that allowed artists to present sound and art projects via radio broadcast. Initially founded by artists (408) 794-0885 John Duncan and Neil Goldstein, the program was primarily organized by Duncan and Paul McCarthy, with and Linda Frye Burnham also participating as organizers at various points in You can listen to a selection of original Close Radio broad- casts using any telephone, including your cell phone, home the program’s history. Over the course of more than one hundred broadcasts by more than ninety phone, or the phone in the gallery. To listen to a recording, artists, Close Radio challenged nearly every conceivable industry standard of radio broadcast, and call (408) 794-0885, enter the number of the broadcast collectively its projects present an encyclopedic array of strategies used by artists to present per- you want to hear, followed by the # key. Streaming audio formative art works using only sound. and a podcast are available at www.getty.edu. *May not be suitable for children **Edited to remove unlicensed material

1. Guy de Cointet 14. 27. Alexis Smith 40. Galerie Ecart workshop TSNX/C24Va7ME: A Play by Dr. Hun, Act 1, The Battle of the Bluffs The Emperor’s New Clothes October 6, 1977, 11 min. 9 sec. Scene 5N6 March 21, 1977, 12 min. 28 sec. (recorded live) July 21, 1977, 9 min. 15 sec. Composition of “chance systems” and improvisational exercises. November 15, 1976, 11 min. 25 sec. A monologue about life in Solana Beach. The artist recounts this well-known parable. 41. Galerie Ecart presents Giuseppe Chiari Excerpts from a play, including a monologue and a dialogue of 15. Newton and Helen Mayer Harrison 28. Michael LeDonne-Bhennett in concert at Ecart Gallery sounds, numbers, and letters. Meditations on the Sacramento River, Coronach October 6, 1977, 9 min. 9 sec. © Estate Guy de Cointet/Cirrus Gallery Is the Center of the World (recorded live) July 28, 1977, 13 min. 57 sec. A piano concert of randomly played notes. 2. April 4, 1977, 20 min. 16 sec. A sound composition of chimes. 42. Ecart Performance Group CarMen . . . The Opera The artists deliver an essay on water usage and irrigation 29. Paul McCarthy, Barbara T. Smith, and October 6, 1977, 10 min. 49 sec. November 22, 1976, 13 min. 22 sec. politics in . Nancy Buchanan, Call-in Show of sounds and noises. An opera in three acts featuring an orchestra of automobiles. 16. John Duncan (recorded live) August 4, 1977, 37 min. 8 sec. 43. Galerie Ecart presents Mary Harding, 3. Nancy Buchanan No Short anonymous performances by listeners who call in and a John Armleder, and Philippe Deléglise in CS Opera (recorded live) April 11, 1977, 16 min. 16 sec. discussion of the call-in format by its programmers. ’s Regen November 29, 1976, 8 min. 50 sec. A Reichian breathing exercise provides the backdrop for a list 30. Susan Mogul October 6, 1977, 9 min. 21 sec. A conversational volley of nonsequiturs between a man and a of spoken psychological conditions. The AM Mogul in the PM on FM A recording of the artists talking while performing under out- woman. 17. Laurel Beckman August 11, 1977, 21 min. 50 sec. door showers in Vostell’s Regen. 4. Laurel Klick A Conversation, Let’s Dance, and Get Out** A DJ performance of Top Ten music, local weather, personal 44. Ecart Performance Group Secret for the Public, Part 2 April 18, 1977, 10 min. 10 sec. anecdotes, and trivia. (recorded live) December 6, 1976, 12 min. 36 sec. The artist converses with “voices” about an open-ended 31. Harry Kipper October 6, 1977, 5 min. 23 sec. The artist asks listeners to call in and share their personal dilemma. Sound Collage A sound piece played on a gong. secrets on the air. 18. Terry Fox August 18, 1977, 15 min. 28 sec. 45. Galerie Ecart presents John Armleder 5. Douglas Huebler and Donald Burgy Excerpts from Lunar Rambles Clips, music, and sound bites pieced together. Conversations Sound Drawings April 25, 1977, 15 min. 4 sec. 32. Norma Jean Deak October 6, 1977, 9 min. 35 sec. January 3, 1977, 13 min. 25 sec. Sustained sounds with slight tonal variations played on a metal Having a Wonderful Time A sound piece with the voices of John Cage, Dick Higgins, The artists discuss the scores of Huebler’s sound drawings. bowl and steel plow disk. August 25, 1977, 14 min. 41 sec. William Burroughs, George Brecht, Richard Huelsegheck, © Estate of Douglas Huebler 19. George Miller Letters and diary entries are used to describe a woman. Merce Cunningham, Kurt Schwitters, Naum Gabo, Marcel 6. Barbara T. Smith The Story of Uncle Curt Duchamp, and Raoul Hausmann. 33. Vaya con dios May 2, 1977, 13 min. What’s Your Name Little Girl? 46. Galerie Ecart presents Claude Rychner January 10, 1977, 14 min. 50 sec. The speaker recounts the experiences of a young boy interact- September 1, 1977, 37 min. 17 sec. Driving to Zurich The artist reads a series of grammar school lessons in Spanish ing with his physically challenged great uncle. October 6, 1977, 5 min. 22 sec. and then interacts with Spanish-speaking students. A reading of names and their origins and meanings, as well as 20. Robert Wilhite a discussion on naming. A recording of the artist traveling by motorcycle. 7. History of the One-String 34. John White 47. Galerie Ecart presents Ben Vautier Wiretap May 9, 1977, 14 min. 8 sec. Close Call For Close January 17, 1977, 14 min. 14 sec. The artist tells back stories and plays excerpts from his one- September 8, 1977, 9 min. 43 sec. October 6, 1977, 14 min. 55 sec. The artist secretly tapes phone conversations with his New string-instrument concerts. Instructional English-language tapes play during a lecture on York dealer and a European gallery owner. Short examples of semantics, including a dialogue, reading, 21. repetition, and cat’s meow. nationalism and multiculturalism. Continued in #48. 8. Tom Recchion * © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Excerpt from 35. The Doo-Dooettes (recorded live) May 16, 1977, 10 min. 59 sec. Untitled Parts 48. Galerie Ecart presents Ben Vautier January 24, 1977, 14 min. 7 sec. The artist reads police blotter entries of sexual assaults and September 15, 1977, 15 min. 56 sec. For Close (continued) A composition of abstract sounds. rapes of women in Los Angeles in the past week. An exercise that invokes self-reflection and awareness. October 13, 1977, 12 min. 15 sec. 9. 22. Ronald Benom Part 2 of #47. 36. Bob Parks When You Hear This I Will Be 35 Room, Part 1 Big Nose** 49. Galerie Ecart presents Endre Tót January 31, 1977, 13 min. 17 sec. June 9, 1977, 14 min. 35 sec. (recorded live) September 22, 1977, 13 min. 2 sec. I Am Glad if I Can Say a Sentence One After Two stories told by children about exotic animals. Stories about a particular room from multiple perspectives. the Other © Estate of Ronald Benom A variety show of zealous presentations of love, faith, self- 10. respect, and gospel. October 20, 1977, 15 min. 6 sec. 23. Bart Thrall The artist repeats the title of the work. The Red Shoes 37. Barry Markowitz February 7, 1977, 14 min. 21 sec. Two Stories with Junior and a Japanese Dinner Untitled 50. Ecart Performance Group While dancing, the artist reads The Red Shoes, by Hans June 23, 1977, 13 min. September 29, 1977, 11 min. 7 sec. Rowing from One Point to Another on Christian Andersen. Fishing and hunting stories told by two good ol’ boys with instruments. While the artist waits for a friend to get ready, the listener is Lake Geneva 11. transported to a film shoot where extras are given specific October 27, 1977, 12 min. 53 sec. Second Language, 24. Tom Jenkins directions. A recording of the artists rowing a boat. Untitled Trying for the Worst with Dorit Cypis* 38. Galerie Ecart workshop 51. Los Angeles Free Music Society February 17, 1977, 13 min. 53 sec. July 7, 1977, 11 min. 37 sec. October 6, 1977, 7 min. 22 sec. Close Radio The artist asks a friend to say insults in a foreign language and A “ of sounds” by instruments made from found Collage of sounds, words, noise, and music. (recorded live) November 3, 1977, 44 min. 19 sec. to explain them. materials. 39. Galerie Ecart presents Maurizio A concert of and performance. 12. Paul McCarthy 25. Paul McCarthy interviews Gene Nannucci 52. The Monitors Paid Strangers Youngblood Colours (recorded live) November 10, 1977, 16 min. 55 sec. (recorded live) February 21, 1977, 13 min. 6 sec. (recorded live) July 7, 1977, 1 hr. 4 sec. October 6, 1977, 5 min. 4 sec. Punk rock music by an L.A. band. The artist pays strangers to speak their minds on the air. Youngblood, an electronic media arts scholar, discusses six new technologies that artists are using. An artist reads the names of several colors, and sometimes the © Humaneer Music, BMI 13. names overlap. 53. BDR Ensemble Courtesy 26. Dr. Earl, Call-in Show © Zona Archives, Florence, Italy Station Event* March 14, 1977, 14 min. 52 sec. (recorded live) July 14, 1977, 14 min. 13 sec. (recorded live) December 1, 1977, 54 min. 25 sec. The artist receives and responds to polite instructions by phone. Random social comments and animal questions from listeners. A concert by a performance artist, musician, and sound artist. © Research Library, The Getty Research Institute © John Duncan and Tom Recchion White on Blue

Blue on White

Grayscale

White on Blue

Blue on White

Streaming audio and a podcast at Grayscale (408) 794-0885 www.getty.edu

54. Daniel Barber 70. Alison Knowles 87. Douglas Huebler presents Marc Pally 100. Paul Vangelisti presents phonetic Confused Words/Comprehension Skills Three Songs The Book of Time poetry from the Italian cassette magazine December 8, 1977, 15 min. 42 sec. March 11, 1978, 25 min. 32 sec. May 1978, 2 min. 57 sec. BAOBAB Reading comprehension tapes heard simultaneously. Three songs of familiar but not easily identifiable noises. A collection of musings interrupted by instructions for an escape. August 31, 1978, 14 min. 56 sec. 55. Jim Fox presents the Improvisors’ 71. Raul Marroquin 88. Douglas Huebler presents T.J. Silverlake Conversation Brazilien by Julien Blaine; Maria Terrospell and Orchestra (Jim Fox, Rick Cox, Read Miller, Fandangos Untitled in the Downs by Giulia Niccolai; Aviacion Aviateur by Adriano John Kuhlman, Ann Noble, and Marty March 11, 1978, 12 min. 22 sec. May 1978, 7 min. 48 sec. Spatola; and To Type To Hit by F. Tiziano. Walker) “Badman” discusses his role as a crime-fighting American. A snapshot of a state of mind told in first person and edited to 101. Gary Lloyd read like a poem. Coalinga, Part 1 72. Jim Roche Air Check December 15, 1977, 18 min. 22 sec. Cadillac and Power Poles 89. Douglas Huebler presents the Poetics November 1, 1978, 30 min. Ethereal experimental music composed by Fox. March 11, 1978, 9 min. 33 sec. (Mike Kelley, , and Don Krieger) On-air request to save Otis School of Art and Design by merging © Cold Blue Music Shortened version of #60. Dream Lover* it with Parsons School of Design, instead of the University of Southern California. 56. 73. Judith Barry May 1978, 19 min. 29 sec. A slapstick musical performance of adolescent-like provocations. Pathways to Grandmothers SSSSNAIL 102. Stuart Rapeport January 5, 1978, 1 hr. 14 min. March 11, 1978, 21 min. 30 sec. 90. Douglas Huebler presents Andrea Alfandega Cattaraugus A meditative accordion concert by the musician who started the Oral exercises—exhaling, breathing, panting, singing, counting, Shapiro November 8, 1978, 17 min. 28 sec. “deep listening” movement. Continued in #57. and spelling—for relaxation against claustrophobia. Doing What They Please A sailing song refrain punctuates a poem on daily life in Los © Deep Listening Publications Angeles. 74. Bruce Fier May 1978, 5 min. 18 sec. 57. Pauline Oliveros Score for a Rainbow’s End Carousel music punctuates examples of man vs. man and man 103. Al Payne vs. nature anecdotes. Pathways to Grandmothers (continued) March 11, 1978, 16 min. 7 sec. Chi Chi Faslibti January 5, 1978, 15 min. 24 sec. A sound performance of bells. 91. Douglas Huebler presents Fernando Doty November 29, 1978, 31 min. 44 sec. Part 2 of #56. Excerpt from Historical Radioactivity* New music on an electronic organ and found instruments. © Deep Listening Publications 75. Barton Patrick Bolin Dead Air: A Limited Tape May 1978, 8 min. 14 sec. 104. Sandra McKee A dramatic reading about the beginnings and declines of 58. Michael Brewster (recorded live) March 11, 1978, 8 min. 17 sec. Excerpt from Family (1978) historical civilizations. Radio Borne Space Meditative silence. January 3, 1979, 9 min. 50 sec. January 12, 1978, 15 min. 20 sec. The artist tells stories about her favorite grandmother. 76. Richard Newton 92. Center for Experimental Art and Instructions for an acoustic sculpture with a discussion Communication afterwards. Cure for the Common Cold * 105. Stephen Seemayer Strike, (recorded live) March 16, 1978, 14 min. 50 sec. No. 1 559802364 59. Sally Shapiro Dr. Fang argues for fart gas as an oil alternative that will June 1978, 59 min. 35 sec. (recorded live) January 17, 1979, 15 min. 41 sec. Hand-Painted Mutiny invigorate the economy. A collage of information from a variety of media sources The artist repeatedly chants 559802364. January 19, 1978, 21 min. 7 sec. about CEAC’s Strike Magazine, which was critical of dominant A composition of reverberating and ambient sound, tones, 77. Leslie Labowitz capitalist ideologies. The recording includes interviews with 106. Co-Accident (Kirby Malone, Chris accordion, and bass music. Re-enactments* Amerigo Marras and music by the punk band the Diodes. Mason, Marshall Reese, Alec Bernstein, and March 23, 1978, 19 min. 44 sec. Diodes Music © 1977, 2007 Crash and Burn Music/SOCAN Mitchell Pressman) 60. Jim Roche The artist describes the emotions she had while being threat- 93. Center for Experimental Art and Close Accident Cadillac, Power Poles, Straight Razor Swoops ened following a performance. February 21, 1979, 15 min. 6 sec. Down Out of the Sky* Communication 78. Kipper Kids A performance broken into segments of song, music, and January 29, 1978, 31 min. 4 sec. Strike, No. 2 , and sometimes a combination of all three. Single voice performances of characters the artist imagined Singing June 1978, 15 min. 37 sec. were representations of America in the late 1960s. (recorded live) April 1978, 14 min. 8 sec. A discussion about CEAC’s political activities and philosophies. 107. Carole Caroompas A long duet sung in noises and short bits of popular culture. Diodes Music © 1977, 2007 Crash and Burn Music/SOCAN Excerpt from Five Fables 61. Musica Veneris Nocturnus 79. Slash Magazine 94. Hermann Nitsch February 24, 1979, 13 min. 19 sec. Venus and Tannhäuser Three fables—“The Great Pretender,” “The Pickpocket,” and Slash February 2, 1978, 1 hr. 14 min. , No. 1 Akustisches Abreaktionsspiel “The Stranger”—written and told by the artist. A somber musical journey by five performers. April 1978, 14 min. 53 sec. June 29, 1978, 56 min. 17 sec. © Deathless Moon Music, BMI Punk rock songs by English bands banned from the radio: the Segments of music; sounds of chaos, nature and crowds, 108. Richard Newton Sex Pistols, the Buzzcocks, the Damned, and the Clash. and actors performing; and a narration in German that includes The Great and Glorious Reverend Ric 62. Victor Henderson 80. Slash Magazine a description of animal sacrifice within a religious ceremony. (recorded live) February 28, 1979, 12 min. 14 sec. VH Takes a Walk * © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VBK, Vienna Theatrical reading of the words “Oh, Jesus.” February 7, 1978, 16 min. 14 sec. Slash, No. 2 Peppered with social commentary, the artist narrates his walk April 1978, 15 min. 38 sec. 95. 109. Nina Sobell from Los Angeles toward the mountains. Punk rock songs by Los Angeles bands: the Alleycats, Kitch’s Last Meal Plays the Piano Flesheaters, the Germs, the Plugz, X, and the Weirdos. June 29, 1978, 27 min. 1 sec. March 14, 1979, 12 min. 14 sec. 63. Musica Veneris Nocturnus 81. Paul McCarthy Diary entries on being a woman, artist, and companion, and The artist plays piano while listening to Brian Routh’s Radio Play. Sinus Iridum general topics of interest, as well as sounds by Kitch, the cat. February 16, 1978, 16 min. 51 sec. U.N. Live 110. Jack Goldstein Subtle tonal variations in a composition titled after a moonscape. (recorded live) April 29, 1978, 15 min. 2 sec. 96. Michael K. Meyers The Six-Minute Drown © Deathless Moon Music, BMI A performance of animal, mechanical, and human sounds sung Excerpt from An Audio Encyclopedia of Personal March 21, 1979, 7 min. 26 sec. by the artist. Knowledge The performance includes splashing water, growls, choking 64. Musica Veneris Nocturnus 82. Sam Schoenbaum July 7, 1978, 16 min. 32 sec. sounds, silence, and echoes. Palus Somni Several answers to the question “What do you know?” © Estate of Jack Goldstein February 23, 1978, 16 min. 21 sec. Minutes of the Meeting Continuing the lunar theme, this composition has eerie tones. (recorded live) April 29, 1978, 13 min. 31 sec. 97. Breathing Space, Vol. 1 111. Chris Burden © Deathless Moon Music, BMI An analytical and poetic account of the relationship between July 13, 1978, 12 min. 54 sec. Send Me Your Money two men, Scott and Leonard. A selection of contemporary sound poetry. Continued in #98. (recorded live) March 21, 1979, 55 min. 45 sec. 65. Les Levine The artist asks the listeners to imagine sending him money. Cornflakes 83. Douglas Huebler 98. Breathing Space, Vol. 1 (continued) March 2, 1978, 44 min. 33 sec. Untitled July 13, 1978, 7 min. 27 sec. *May not be suitable for children Ambient sound punctuated by crunches. May 1978, 2 min. 20 sec. Part 2 of #97. **Edited to remove unlicensed material Huebler introduces an exhibition of audio works by artists who 99. John Malpede and Bill Gordh © All works are copyright of the Artist unless 66. use tapes and records as their medium. Dead Dog and Lonely Horse: First Adventure in LA otherwise noted. Story Lines Stuck in Buffalo 77 © Estate of Douglas Huebler August 10, 1978, 16 min. 31 sec. All running times are approximate. March 2, 1978, 6 min. 35 sec. Close Radio recordings courtesy of Paul McCarthy. Multiple versions of a story read aloud in an accelerated 84. Douglas Huebler presents Jack Goldstein A roundabout conversation on the benefits of being new in town. monotone style. A Faster Run, 2 min. 56 sec. Tornado, 3 min. 11 sec. 67. Billy Adler May 1978 Laughter for Billy RElated event History of Close Radio A Faster Run is a composition of wranglers herding horses. Friday, July 13, 2007 March 9, 1978, 14 min. 10 sec. Tornado presents the sounds of the weather phenomenon. Harold M. Williams Auditorium, The Getty Center A comedy routine; only the laughter is audible to the listener. © Estate of Jack Goldstein 4:00 P.M. Panelists: 68. Paul Cotton and Stan Rice 85. Douglas Huebler presents Lawrence Untitled Nancy Buchanan, Video Artist Weiner John Duncan, Experimental Musician March 11, 1978, 1 hr. 3 min. Nothing to Lose Cotton and Rice discuss the “People’s Prick” performance at May 1978, 9 min. 11 sec. Paul McCarthy, Artist The People’s Park poetry reading in Berkeley in 1969. English and Dutch phrases about society’s relationship to Paul Vangelisti, Chair of the Graduate Writing Program, 69. Sally Shapiro objects, layered with music box melodies. Otis College of Art and Design Hand-Painted Mutiny © Lawrence Weiner/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Moderator: March 11, 1978, 20 min. 25 sec. 86. Douglas Huebler presents Marc Pally Glenn Phillips, Curator, Evidence of Movement A solo musician plays several instruments in succession. He Knew the Fear* For more information or to make a reservation, please visit www.getty.edu. May 1978, 12 min. 55 sec. Descriptive sentences of a contemporary Renaissance man.