Paul Amlehn
http://amlehn.blogspot.com/
category: Photography
technique: Fine-Art-Print
Bio / Resumee / Statement:
Paul Amlehn is an interdisciplinary artist working in the fields of: literature, painting, photography, music, and film.
His writing has been published in literary journals in 20 countries, in 7 languages, including journals such as Poetry Salzburg, California Quarterly, Orbis, and Evergreen Review.
His visual art works have been published in Static (the journal of the ICA, the Science Museum, and the TATE), and have been placed in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Zentrum fur Kunst und Medientechnologie, and documenta Archiv. His works have been exhibited at venues such as the Chelsea Art Museum, Artists Space, and Cinema Le Balzac, and at festivals such as Art Basel, the Ferrara Biennale, and the Venice Biennale.
In 2007, he collaborated with musician Robert Fripp (King Crimson) on the sound art project The Seven Words. This work was installed in sensory deprivation tanks in New York and London, and was broadcast via radio telescope, off-world, 3-4 light years into outer space. A limited edition CD of the work was also auctioned off with the proceeds going to children with AIDS.
In 2008, Amlehn collaborated with Robert Fripp (King Crimson), and Joan Jeanrenaud (Kronos Quartet), on the album: Saudade.
Since 2009, he has been working on a large-scale interdisciplinary art project, which encompasses eight albums of music, including: The Lugubrious Game, The Omega Suite, Blood of Union, World of Fused Beaches and Isolated Child, AR-TAU, and, The Wayeb Days; a feature film: L'Enigme du desir: ma mere, ma mere, ma mere; and live performances.
The Lugubrious Game has texts and vocals by Paul Amlehn and music by: Joe Gore (PJ Harvey), David Van Tieghem (Laurie Anderson), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), Rosie Westbrook (Mick Harvey), Adi Newton (Clock DVA), and, BJ Nilsen (Philip Jeck).
The Omega Suite has texts and vocals by Paul Amlehn and music by: Jamie Saft (John Zorn), Julia Kent (Antony and the Johnsons), and, Joke Lanz (Sudden Infant).
Blood of Union has texts and vocals by Paul Amlehn and music by: Leo Abrahams (Brian Eno), Ariel Lorca (Paul Amlehn), Michael Blair (Tom Waits), Jamie Saft (John Zorn), David Van Tieghem (Laurie Anderson), Ulf Ivarsson (Michael Blair), Terry Edwards (Tindersticks), Andrew Sterman (Philip Glass Ensemble), Oren Ambarchi (Sun O)))), Jem Finer (The Pogues), Hopek Quirin (Six or Seven), Julia Kent (Antony and the Johnsons), and, William Winant (John Cage).
World of Fused Beaches and Isolated Child has texts and vocals by Paul Amlehn and music by: David Van Tieghem (Michael Nyman), Jarboe (Swans), Fabrizio Palumbo (Blind Cave Salamander), Eleonor Sandresky (Philip Glass Ensemble), Jem Finer (The Pogues), Adi Newton (TAGC), Ariel Lorca (Paul Amlehn), Ulrich Krieger (Metal Machine Trio), Cor Fuhler (Sonic Youth), Susan Stenger (Phill Niblock), and, Terry Edwards (PJ Harvey).
AR-TAU has texts and vocals by Paul Amlehn and music by: Eleonor Sandresky (Philip Glass Ensemble), Jamie Saft (John Zorn), Eberhard Kranemann (Kraftwerk), Ariel Lorca (Paul Amlehn), Daniele Pagliero (Nurse With Wound), Ulrich Krieger (Metal Machine Trio), Wyatt Howland (Skin Graft), and, Michael Riesman (Philip Glass).
The Wayeb Days has texts and vocals by Paul Amlehn and music by: Paul Beauchamp (Blind Cave Salamander), Ulrich Krieger (Metal Machine Trio), Eberhard Kranemann (Nurse With Wound), Wyatt Howland (Skin Graft), Julia Kent (Antony and the Johnsons), C.M. von Hausswolff (The Hafler Trio), Bryin Dall (Thee Majesty), JHNO (John Zorn), Fulya Peker (Katharsis Performance Project), and, Michael Giles (King Crimson).
L'Enigme du desir: ma mere, ma mere, ma mere, has texts, vocals, music, and performance from Paul Amlehn, and texts, performance, and other contributions from: Alenka Kraigher (Willem Dafoe), Fulya Peker (Katharsis Performance Project), Deborah Wallace (Richard Foreman), Philippe Nahon (Gaspar Noe), and, Arnold de Parscau (David Lynch).
Activities:
Recent Exhibitions:
The Tears of Eros (Text), Not For Sale, Fictilis, Seattle, America. June, 2011.
The Tears of Eros (Text), The Agency of Unrealized Projects, Organized by e-flux and the Serpentine Gallery, Art 42 Basel, Kopfbau, Basel, Switzerland. June, 2011.
The Tears of Eros (Text), mailto:, Drift Station Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska, America. June 3-24, 2011.
The Tears of Eros (Text), Degenerate Art - Pushing Boundaries, Duo Arts Center, New York, Nov, 2010.
Traum und Trauma (Prints), Mowa Ciala, Art Factory, Bialystok, Poland, June 6 - July 12, 2008.
The Seven Words (Texts), FEAR, DUO Arts Center, New York, New York, America, June 19 - 21, 2008.
Static.07 Launch, TATE Modern, London, England, June 21, 2008.
The Seven Words (Broadcast), Soundart Radio, 88.7 FM, Dartington College of the Arts, Devon, England, July 11, 2008.
The Seven Words (Installation), Olympolis Project, 37th Olympus Festival, Olympus, Greece, July 12 - 20, 2008.
The Seven Words (Installation), The Sonic Self, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, New York, America, July 15 - August 30, 2008.
The Seven Words (Broadcast), Difficult Listening, RTRFM 92.1, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 2008.
The Seven Words (Sound Art Work), Cork Street Open Exhibition, Children With AIDS Charity, The Cork Street , Gallery, London, England, July 31 - August 9, 2008.
Traum und Trauma (Photo-Paintings), love you kill you, Laboratoire Village Nomade, Lac Neuchatel, Switzerland, August 22, 2008.
The Seven Words (Broadcast/Exhibition), Garden of Delights, Yeosu International Art Festival, Yeosu, South Korea, August 30 - September 20, 2008.
The Seven Words (Installation), Blue Light Flotation, New York, New York, America, September 8 - November 8, 2008.
The Seven Words (Installation), The Floatworks, London, England, September 8 - November 8, 2008.
The Seven Words (Broadcast), Interstellar Transmission, Deep Space Communications Network, Cape Canaveral, Florida, America, September 19, 2008.
Traum und Trauma (Photo-Paintings), Digital Fringe 08, Horse Bazaar, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, September 24 - October 12, 2008.
Traum und Trauma (Photo-Painting), Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, New York, America, December 13-14, 2008.
Previous Exhibitions:
IX Bienal Internacional de Cuenca, Municipal Museum of Modern Art, Cuenca, Ecuador, 2007.
Synthetic Zero artfilmperformance, Temboo, Manhattan, New York, America, 2006.
Conversions, The Green Corner, The Bronx, New York, America, 2006.
51st Biennale di Venezia, The Experience of Art/Always a Little Further, Collateral Events, Isola Virtuale, Venice, Italy, 2005.
2nd Biennale Internationale d'Arte di Ferrara, Castello Estense, Ferrara, Italy, 2004.
Visions of Excess, Grad Kodeljevo, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2004.
Play III, Art Museum of Junin, Junin, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2004.
Contemporary.art Nonstop.Madrid.04, Pabelleo de la Pipa - Recinto Ferial de Casa de Campo, Madrid, Spain, 2004.
A.V. Text-Fest 7, Teatro de la Cultura de Mexicali, Mexicali, Mexico, 2004.
Festival Signes de Nuit, Cinema Le Balzac, Paris, France, 2004.
ArtExpo.Mexico.04, Observatorio Centro Experimental, Michoachan, Mexico, 2004.
Collections:
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York, America.
documenta Archiv, Kassel, Germany.
Zentrum fuer Kunst und Medientechnologie, Mediathek, Karlsruhe , Germany.
RRL 225, Rare Books and Special Collections Library, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, America.
The University of Arizona Poetry Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, America
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