Song Shapes

Spinning on Air | May 18, 2010
If this collection of songs were a sculpture exhibit, you'd see large, branching forms, little curlicues, boxes-within-boxes, daintily shaped human figures, welded girders, and unchiseled blocks of marble. On exhibit are songs by people who are offering new options for the shape of songs: Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice, Alvin Curran, Little Wings, Becky Stark, Ana Moura, Islaja, Elephant Micah, Diane Cluck, Amy Kohn, and others.
» Photo from The Noguchi Museum - pictured left to right: Bird D (Recurrent Bird), 1957 Greek marble; Pregnant Bird, 1958 Greek marble; Calligraphics, 1956 Cast iron, wood, and rope; Cloud, 1958-1959 Aluminum; Tetsubin, 1956 Cast iron and brass.

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