Stephan von Huene: Split tongue Texts & Interviews

Kipphoff von Huene, Petra

ISBN 10: 3777455016 / ISBN 13: 9783777455013

Published by Hirmer, 2013

About this Item

Stephan von Huene is known primarily for his sound sculptures, which he started making in the late 1960s. In 2010, von Huene reinvented himself as a graphic artist and introduced this work in an extensive exhibition. This book deals with his life and work. Editor(s): Kipphoff Von Huene, Petra. Num Pages: 184 pages, 100 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1148. . 2012. Bilingual. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stephan von Huene: Split tongue Texts & Interviews
• Publisher: Hirmer
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3777455016
• ISBN 13: 9783777455013
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Stephan von Huene (1932–2000) was a pioneer in the sound art movement. Beginning in the 1960s, he produced sculptures that incorporated sound in novel ways—from Text Tones, a sleek series of works that record and recompose chance conversations within the exhibition space, to a pair of legs that perform a lively tap dance. But von Huene was also an accomplished draftsman, whose works on paper—collages, sketches, and prints—have been the subject of extensive solo exhibitions.

Combining interviews with von Huene and an essay by his partner, Petra Kipphoff von Huene, this book provides unparalleled insight into the artist’s processes and the mechanical complications involved in the creation of some of his works. The book also brings together for the first time all of von Huene’s Mind Maps, a series of meticulous compositions of images and words. In addition to illustrating how von Huene conceived of his sculptures, the Mind Maps series also reveals the artist’s keen interest in contemporary communications theory and the technical side of sound, both of which were central to the social function of his work.

A richly illustrated survey of von Huene’s remarkable four-decade career, this book explores both sculptural and graphic works and examines the artist’s continuing influence in his native America and adopted Germany.

About the Author

Petra Kipphoff von Huene is a journalist at the German weekly Die Zeit. Marvin Altner is an art mediator at the State Museums of Berlin. Together, with Stephan von Huene and Petra Oelschlagel, he is a coeditor of Stephan von Huene: The Song of the Line.