Dj Zwölfton 2003
Exhibition: „Adorno, possibilities of the impossible“, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Materials: Turntables, amplifier, loudspeaker, cd’s, vinyl’s.
Duration: 70 minutes
Photo: Jason Dodge
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Set list: Theodor W Adorno: String Quartets
Alban Berg: Lulu
Arnold Schoenberg: Moses und Aaron
Paul Hindemith: Sonata
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire
Anton Webern: Five pieces for Orchestra
All pieces were played in excerpts
Notes:
The sculpture serie Kapital Melankolie is an attempt to create some informal sculptures, propellered around some elements of the life of Theodor W Adorno; The prismatic way of thinking, the radicilism in his civilisation critique, and the “failure” of the philosophy and the 12 note music. The DJ Zwölfton performance was conducted during the opening of the exhibition „Adorno, possibilties of the impossible“, at Frankfurter Kunstverein. It was a kind of failure, because this music was played electronically and also since very few visitors apparently liked the music that Adorno was arguing for his entire life. |
