Research Catalog

Title

The world of John Chamberlain [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Publication

c2012.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Cronson, Mary Sharp
• Katz, Vincent, 1960-
• Davidson, Susan, 1958-
• Charlap, Bill
• Fairweather, Alexandra
• Farnum, Elizabeth
• Feinberg, Alan
• Kuhlmann, Danielle
• Mills, Jesse
• Sherry, Fred
• Zuber, Gregory
• Richman, Wendy
• Nelson, Nicholas
• Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005.
• Olson, Charles, 1910-1970.
• Duncan, Robert, 1919-1988.
• Blackburn, Paul
• Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987.
• Baker, Drew, 1978-
• Eckardt, Jason, 1971-
• Monk, Thelonious
• Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986.
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Description

1 videodisc (72 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Susan Davidson reads her essay about John Chamberlain's life and work, which pertains to the retrospective at the Guggenheim. Susan Davidson and Vincent Katz discuss the music performed, compare it to some of John Chamberlain's sculptures, talk about Chamberlain creating a list of titles which he randomly used for works, studying poetry at Black Mountain College, his conceptual projects in the 60's dealing with smells, how he thought of his works as feminime and concludes with his Laboratory Period in the late 60's and early 70's.

Series Statement

• Works & process at the Guggenheim collection
• Works and process at the Guggenheim

Uniform Title

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subject

• Chamberlain, John, 1927-2011
• Metal sculpture, American
• Sculpture, American > 20th century
• Poetry, Modern > 20th century

Genre/Form

• Filmed performances.
• Interviews.
• Video.
• Dance.
• Nonfiction films.

Note

• Widescreen.
• Title and credits taken from house program.

Credits (note)

• Music curated by Howard Stokar.

Event (note)

• Videotaped at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Apr. 22, 2012 (7:30 pm).

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Source (note)

• Mary Sharp Cronson.

Contents

• Introduction (ca. 1 min.) / by Mary Sharp Cronson.
• Solo (5 min.) / music, Thelonious Monk (Criss cross) ; piano, Bill Charlap.
• Introduction (7 min.) / by Susan Davidson on Chamberlain.
• Film (excerpts from Heartbeat [i.e. Heaartbeat]) (ca. 13 min.) / by Alexandra Fairweather (step-daughter of John Chamberlain).
• Poetry reading [includes works of Robert Creeley, Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, Paul Blackburn] (13 min.) / speaker, Vincent Katz.
• Three influences on Chamberlain: Robert Creeley, Charles Olson, Franz Kline (19 min.). For Franz Kline / by Morton Feldman ; soprano, Elizabeth Farnum ; piano, Alan Feinberg ; horn, Danielle Kuhlmann ; violin, Jesse Mills ; cello, Fred Sherry ; percussion, Greg Zuber -- some echoes / by Drew Baker ; soprano, Elizabeth Farnum ; piano, Alan Feinberg ; horn, Danielle Kuhlmann ; violin, Jesse Mills ; cello, Fred Sherry ; percussion, Greg Zuber -- to be held... / by Jason Eckardt ; poem, Charles Olson ; viola, Wendy Richman ; electronics, Nicholas Nelson.
• Discussion (10 min.) / by Susan Davidson and Vincent Katz.
• Solo (4 min.) / music, Harold Arlen (Between the devil and the deep blue sea) ; piano, Bill Charlap.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-7186

OCLC

803976208

Title

The world of John Chamberlain [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

c2012.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Works & process at the Guggenheim collection

Works and process at the Guggenheim

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

System Details

DVD.

Original Version

Original format: 1 DV cassette.

Credits

Music curated by Howard Stokar.

Performer

Speakers: Susan Davidson (Curator of John Chamberlain retrospective, Choices, at the Guggenheim) and Vincent Katz (poet).

Performers and musicians: Elizabeth Farnum (soprano); Alan Feinberg (piano) ; Danielle Kuhlmann (horn) ; Jesse Mills (violin) ; Fred Sherry (cello) ; Greg Zuber (percussion) ; Wendy Richman (viola) ; Nicholas Nelson (electronics).

Event

Videotaped at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Apr. 22, 2012 (7:30 pm).

Local Note

For program notes see *MGZB Works and process at the Guggenheim [programs].

Source

Gift; Mary Sharp Cronson. NN-PD

Added Author

Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer

Cronson, Mary Sharp. Speaker

Katz, Vincent, 1960- Speaker

Davidson, Susan, 1958- Speaker

Charlap, Bill, instrumentalist.

Fairweather, Alexandra. Director

Farnum, Elizabeth. Singer

Feinberg, Alan. Instrumentalist

Kuhlmann, Danielle. Instrumentalist

Mills, Jesse. Instrumentalist

Sherry, Fred. Instrumentalist

Zuber, Gregory. Instrumentalist

Richman, Wendy. Instrumentalist

Nelson, Nicholas. Instrumentalist

Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005. Author

Olson, Charles, 1910-1970. Author

Duncan, Robert, 1919-1988. Author

Blackburn, Paul. Author

Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987. For Franz Kline.

Baker, Drew, 1978- Composer

Eckardt, Jason, 1971- Composer

Monk, Thelonious, composer

Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986. Composer

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Cronson, Mary Sharp. Donor

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-7186