The art is alive with sounds and music at 'Soundscapes' in London
- 9 years ago
The National Gallery in London is inviting art lovers to discover a different way of experiencing paintings. ‘Soundscapes’ has commissioned musicians and sound artists to select a painting from the collection and compose a new piece of music or sound art in response.
The experience encourages visitors to ‘hear’ the paintings and ‘see’ the sound.
Minna Moore Ede is the curator of ‘Soundscapes’:“We have invited two artists from the contemporary art world, two composers from the classical music world and then we tried to extend the reach by selecting one natural sound recordist and at the other end of the spectrum the most of-the-moment urban sound, the young DJ Jamie xx.”
New York-based composer Nico Muhly created an audio response to his favourite art work ‘The Wilton Diptych’, a 14th century portable altarpiece used for the private worship of Richard III.
#Soundscapes artist nicomuhly and his team at the exhibition opening party. pic.twitter.com/D0VkwFwOVp— National Gallery
The experience encourages visitors to ‘hear’ the paintings and ‘see’ the sound.
Minna Moore Ede is the curator of ‘Soundscapes’:“We have invited two artists from the contemporary art world, two composers from the classical music world and then we tried to extend the reach by selecting one natural sound recordist and at the other end of the spectrum the most of-the-moment urban sound, the young DJ Jamie xx.”
New York-based composer Nico Muhly created an audio response to his favourite art work ‘The Wilton Diptych’, a 14th century portable altarpiece used for the private worship of Richard III.
#Soundscapes artist nicomuhly and his team at the exhibition opening party. pic.twitter.com/D0VkwFwOVp— National Gallery