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Sonic Youth etc.Sensational Fix (+ 2 vinyl EP)

Sonic Youth etc.  - Sonic Youth etc.
The exhibition Sonic Youth etc.: Sensational Fix casts an eye over 25 years of multidisciplinary activities by Sonic Youth. It records the joint projects of this now legendary experimental rock band with plastic/visual artists, film-makers, designers and musicians, as well as a selection of works by artists chosen by members of the band.
The catalogue gathers exhibition views, texts, interviews and documents.
With two vinyl EPs (each member of Sonic Youth had carte blanche to record one side of the disc).
600 copies limited edition.

Catalogue of the exhibition initiated at LiFE, Saint-Nazaire (France), June-September 2008, then showed at Museion, Bolzen (Italia), October 2008-January 2009, at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (Germany), January - May 2009, and at Konsthall Malmö (Sweden), May-September 2009.

Participating artists: Vito Acconci, Rita Ackermann, John Antonelli, Jerry Aronson, Oliver Assayas, Lance Bangs, Judith Barry, Ericka Beckman, Bob Bert, Dara Birnbaum, Angelique Bosio, Joe Brainard, Glenn Branca, William S. Burroughs, John Cage, Zoë Casavettes, The Club in the Shadow, Ira Cohen, Loren Mazzacane Connors, Tony Conrad, Sofia Coppola, Gregory Corso, Paula Court, Sam Crack, Tamra Davis, Tacita Dean, Barbara Ess, John Fahey, Jeff Feuerzeig, John Fortenberry, Marco Fusinato, Isa Genzken, Allan Ginsberg, Stefano Giovannini, Tomoo Gokita, Jack Goldstein, Mark Gonzales, Kim Gordon, Dan Graham, Rodney Graham, Matt Groening, Brion Gysin, Chris Habib, Tim Hailand, Kathleen Hannah, John Harnois, Grant Hart, Todd Haynes, Dick Higgins, Ake Hodell, Jenny Holzer, Tim Irwin, Marc Jacobs, Cameron Jamie, Spike Jonze, Benjamin Katz, Mike Kelley, Richard Kern, Jack Kerouac, Curt Kirkwood, Harmony Korine, Jutta Koether, Michael Lavine, D.A. Levy, George Maciunas, Gerard Malanga, Christian Marclay, Dave Markey, Jonas Mekas, Paul McCarthy, Phil Morrison, John Miller, Maya Miller, Robert Mooney, Thurston Moore, Michael Morley, John Olson, Roberto Opalio, Jim O'Rourke, Tony Oursler, Steve Paine, Steven Parrino, Raymond Pettibon, Sun ra, Ed Ruscha, Richard Phillips, Edwin Pouncey (a.k.a. Savage Pencil), Richard Prince, Lee Ranaldo, Wilhelm Sasnal, George Schneeman, Jim Shaw, Steve Shelley, Cindy Sherman, David Shrigley, Leah Singer, Mike Smith, Patti Smith, Robert Smithson, Sonic Youth, Kathy Temin, Dennis Tyfus, Alan Vega, Gus Van Sant, Angus Wall, Jeff Wall, Mike Watt, Marnie Weber, James Welling, White Columns Archive, Christopher Wool, Shinya Yamamoto, Nate Young, Zeloot.
texts by Elein Fleiss, Kim Gordon, Roland Groenenboom, Richard Hell, Carlos van Hijfte, Mike Kelley, Jutta Koether, Alan Licht, Lydia Lunch, John Miller, Gene Moore, Thurston Moore, Aaron Mullan, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Sonic Youth, Paul Sztulman, Mike Watt, Christophe Wavelet.

Published by LiFE (Saint-Nazaire, France) and Museion (Bozen, Italia).
 
published in 2009
bilingual edition (English / French)
19,5 x 19,5 x 7,5 cm (hardcover)
856 pages (552 color ill.)
 
ISBN : 978-2-9533038-0-3
EAN : 9782953303803
 
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