Kunsthalle Münster presents ton not. not ton, a concert, a performance and an exhibition from 06.05. to 04.06.2023. Ton not. not ton is dedicated to the sound of things, letting it appear in acoustic interventions, objects in space and one’s own imagination. It is about the interpenetration of visual art with music. The second edition focuses on textures, frequencies, structures, colours, patterns and movement. At the same time, the score or choreography is considered as a form-giving and visual instrument. ton not. not ton deals with the way sound articulates movement, spaces, dynamics and above all time. Just like the musical contributions, rhythm is inherent in the works of visual art, giving them a performativity of their own.
Channa Horwitz (1932-2013) worked on a drawing system since the early 1960s. Derived from the format of standard American millimetre paper, the artist represents time by means of graphic units and movement in time as associated colour schemes and uses them to design structures that translate temporal-spatial relationships into drawings. Most of her drawings are based on the numerical sequence one to eight and a colour code assigned to each digit. She declines the number sequences in ever new variations, developing them into …
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Image above: Lisa Alvarado, Vibrating Cartography: Nepantla, 2021, acrylic, ink, gouache, canvas, burlap, fringe, polyester, wood, 228.6 x 207 cm / Acrylic, ink, gouache, canvas, burlap, fringe, polyester, wood, 228.6 x 207 cm. Courtesy of the artist, The Modern Institute / Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow and / and Bridget Donahue, New York. Photo: Tom Van Eynde