Art Record Covers (Multilingual Edition)

Art Record Covers (Multilingual Edition)

Sound art
An unprecedented collection of artistsâ€™ record covers from the 1950s to today

Since the dawn of modernism, visual and music production have had a particularly intimate relationship. From Luigi Russoloâ€™s 1913 Futurist manifesto Lâ€™Arte dei Rumori (The Art of Noise) to Marcel Duchampâ€™s 1925 double-sided discs Rotereliefs, the 20th century saw ever more fertile exchange between sounds and shapes, marks and melodies, and different fields of composition and performance.

In Francesco Spampinatoâ€™ unique anthology of artistsâ€™ record covers, we discover the rhythm of this particular cultural history. The book presents 500 covers and records by visual artists from the 1950s through to today, exploring how modernism, Pop Art, Conceptual Art, postmodernism, and various forms of contemporary art practice have all informed this collateral field of visual production and supported the mass distribution of music with defining imagery that swiftly and suggestively evokes an aural encounter.

Along the way, we find Jean-Michel Basquiatâ€™s urban hieroglyphs for his own Tartown record label, Banksyâ€™s stenciled graffiti for Blur, Damien Hirstâ€™s synecdoche skull for The Hours, and a skewered Salvador DalÃ butterfly on Jackie Gleasonâ€™s Lonesome Echo. There are insightful analyses and fact sheets alongside the covers listing the artist, performer, album name, label, year of release, and information on the original artwork. Interviews with Tauba Auerbach, Shepard Fairey, Kim Gordon, Christian Marclay, Albert Oehlen, and Raymond Pettibon add personal accounts on the collaborative relationship between artists and musicians.

Text in English, French, and German
Country USA
Brand Taschen
Manufacturer TASCHEN
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 45089196
UnitCount 1
EANs 9783836540292
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Taschen
Manufacturer	TASCHEN
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	45089196
UnitCount	1
EANs	9783836540292
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Art Record Covers (Multilingual Edition)

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