Dorit Chrysler: Calder Plays Theremin
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Fridman Gallery is pleased to present Calder Plays Theremin, a video installation featuring the multi-movement orchestra for the theremin composed by Dorit Chrysler, a Berlin-based composer and sound artist. Commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art to make a sound piece in conjunction with the exhibition Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start, Chrysler identified two of Calder's sculptures, Snow Flurry, I (1948) and Man-Eater with Pennants (1945), to interact with and "play" the theremin. The film is assembled from the sounds and images Chrysler recorded, along with MoMA conservators and handlers, of the sculptures interacting with her instruments. Read more about Chrysler and the composition here.
Calder Plays Theremin
Written for Theremin Orchestra in Four Movements, by Dorit Chrysler
First Movement: “Embrace”
Second Movement: “Fractals”
Third Movement: “Brute”
Fourth Movement: “Mesmerism”
Film Direction: Michael Tyburski
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