Bill Fontana
Bill Fontana (born April 25, 1947 in Cleveland , Ohio ) is an American sound artist .
life and work
Bill Fontana studied philosophy and music at the Cleveland Institute of Music at John Carroll University and the New School in New York City . During his studies he met Philip Corner . Bill Fontana has been using sound as a sculptural medium since the late 1960s. Since 1976 he has called his works sound sculptures .
Metropolis Cologne (60 min), Metropolis Stockholm (60 min) and satellite Ohrbrücke / Soundbridge Cologne San Francisco (60 min) are sound portraits of large cities produced by WDR . He has created over 50 sound sculptures and 20 radio sculptures, some of them intercontinental. Bill Fontana's sound sculptures have been installed in many places: New York, San Francisco, Hawaii, Alaska, Berlin, Cologne, Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Thailand, Australia and Japan.
Fontana has been using airborne sound converters ( microphones ), liquid- borne sound converters ( hydrophones ) and acceleration sensors for its plants since the 1990s .
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1987, 1997, 2010: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- 1987: documenta 8 , Kassel
- 1988: Styrian autumn , Styria
- 1991: Whitney Museum of American Art , New York
- 1995: Museo Reina Sofía , Madrid
- 1999: Biennale di Venezia , Venice
- 2006: Tate Modern , London
- 2007: Madison Square , New York
Awards (selection)
- 1979: National Endowment for the Arts
- 1983: Berlin artist program of the DAAD
- 1986: Creative Artist Fellowship for Japan, NEA and Japan-US Friendship Commission
- 1986: Guggenheim grant
- 1986: Berlin artist program of the DAAD and Arts Council England
- 1989: Radio play of the month January: The sound of the silent flute
- 2009: Prix Ars Electronica for Speeds of Time versions 1 and 2
Web links
- Bill Fontana website
- Bill Fontana at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kunstradio Bill Fontana accessed on September 19, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Media Art Net Bill Fontana accessed on September 19, 2015 (English)
- ↑ a b San Francisco Museum of Modern Art SFMoma's modern art council honors Bill Fontana with tenth annual bay area treasure award accessed on September 19, 2015 (English)
- ↑ documenta 8 catalog: Volume 1: Essays; Volume 2: Catalog page 327; Volume 3: artist book; Kassel 1987, ISBN 3-925272-13-5 .
- ↑ Tate Bill Fontana: Harmonic Bridge: Artist's statement accessed on September 19, 2015 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fontana, Bill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland , Ohio |