{"id":8041,"date":"2016-01-12T10:28:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T09:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cronicaelectronica.org\/?p=8041"},"modified":"2016-01-11T23:30:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T22:30:00","slug":"new-release-the-venus-of-pistoletto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.cronicaelectronica.org\/?p=8041","title":{"rendered":"New release: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Venus of Pistoletto\u00e2\u20ac\u009d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cronica101-2016_520\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Does God exist?
\nYes, I do
\nMichelangelo Pistoletto<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This collaborative performance was developed from everyday sounds and objects, lo-fi technology and computer, and has its roots in Arte Povera, in a special homage to Michelangelo Pistoletto.<\/p>\n

Besides the microphones and computer, the use of motorized or electronic tools, as well as found objects (leaves, twigs, paper, marbles, vegetables, bicycle, screws, etc.), is essential for creating the sounds that make up The Venus of Pistoletto, a mixture of concert, performance and installation, where small mechanisms embody an almost \u00e2\u20ac\u0153factory-like\u00e2\u20ac\u009d activity, enveloping the audience in sound.<\/p>\n

The Venus of Pistoletto was created between 2006 and 2011, and was commissioned by the Granular Association. It was premiered at \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Der Gelbe Klang\u00e2\u20ac\u009d cycle in 2006, curated by Granular at the Museu do Chiado, Lisbon. It was also presented at the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153CreativeSources Fest#2\u00e2\u20ac\u009d at Galeria Monumental, Lisbon, in 2007 and at Espa\u00c3\u00a7o Avenida, Lisbon, in 2008. This recording was made at the public performance of April 13, 2011, at Culturgest, Lisbon, in the \u00e2\u20ac\u015327 Senses\u00e2\u20ac\u009d cycle, also organized by Granular.<\/p>\n