Symphony 80 Ari Benjamin Meyers
June 25, 2017
Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich

Symphony 80 Ari Benjamin Meyers

Symphony 80, 2017 Performance, original score, performance protocol and the right to stage the performance in consultation with the artist Duration 4 hours Exhibition view: Lenbachhaus, Munich, June 25, 2017 Photo © Andrea Rossetti

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Symphony 80 was composed specifically for the Lenbachhaus. Produced in collaboration with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, it examines the question of how to display the complexity of an orchestra—a sizable ensemble that is typically organized in accordance with a fixed arrangement of instruments and performs as a unit under the direction of a conductor—in an exhibition that allows the audience to observe not just the choric whole but also the specific contributions of its...
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