Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Cronson, Mary Sharp
2. Katz, Vincent, 1960-
3. Davidson, Susan, 1958-
4. Charlap, Bill
5. Fairweather, Alexandra
6. Farnum, Elizabeth
7. Feinberg, Alan
8. Kuhlmann, Danielle
9. Mills, Jesse
10. Sherry, Fred
11. Zuber, Gregory
12. Richman, Wendy
13. Nelson, Nicholas
14. Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005.
15. Olson, Charles, 1910-1970.
16. Duncan, Robert, 1919-1988.
17. Blackburn, Paul
18. Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987.
19. Baker, Drew, 1978-
20. Eckardt, Jason, 1971-
21. Monk, Thelonious
22. Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986.
23. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Description

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

Summary

1. 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

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection
2. Works and process at the Guggenheim

Uniform title

1. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subject

1. Nonfiction films
2. Interviews
3. Filmed performances
4. Poetry, Modern > 20th century
5. Metal sculpture, American
6. Dance
7. Video
8. Chamberlain, John, 1927-2011
9. Sculpture, American > 20th century

Genre/Form

1. Filmed performances.
2. Interviews.
3. Video.
4. Dance.
5. Nonfiction films.

Contents

1. Introduction (ca. 1 min.) / by Mary Sharp Cronson.
2. Solo (5 min.) / music, Thelonious Monk (Criss cross) ; piano, Bill Charlap.
3. Introduction (7 min.) / by Susan Davidson on Chamberlain.
4. Film (excerpts from Heartbeat [i.e. Heaartbeat]) (ca. 13 min.) / by Alexandra Fairweather (step-daughter of John Chamberlain).
5. Poetry reading [includes works of Robert Creeley, Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, Paul Blackburn] (13 min.) / speaker, Vincent Katz.
6. 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.
7. Discussion (10 min.) / by Susan Davidson and Vincent Katz.
8. Solo (4 min.) / music, Harold Arlen (Between the devil and the deep blue sea) ; piano, Bill Charlap.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-7186

Note

1. Widescreen.
2. Title and credits taken from house program.

Credits (note)

1. Music curated by Howard Stokar.

Event (note)

1. 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)

1. DVD.

Source (note)

1. Mary Sharp Cronson.

Title

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

Imprint

1. c2012.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection
2. Works and process at the Guggenheim
3. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

System details

1. DVD.

Original version

1. Original format: 1 DV cassette.

Credits

1. Music curated by Howard Stokar.

Performer

1. Speakers: Susan Davidson (Curator of John Chamberlain retrospective, Choices, at the Guggenheim) and Vincent Katz (poet).
2. 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

1. 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

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

Source

1. Gift; Mary Sharp Cronson. NN-PD

Added author

1. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
2. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Speaker
3. Katz, Vincent, 1960- Speaker
4. Davidson, Susan, 1958- Speaker
5. Charlap, Bill, instrumentalist.
6. Fairweather, Alexandra. Director
7. Farnum, Elizabeth. Singer
8. Feinberg, Alan. Instrumentalist
9. Kuhlmann, Danielle. Instrumentalist
10. Mills, Jesse. Instrumentalist
11. Sherry, Fred. Instrumentalist
12. Zuber, Gregory. Instrumentalist
13. Richman, Wendy. Instrumentalist
14. Nelson, Nicholas. Instrumentalist
15. Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005. Author
16. Olson, Charles, 1910-1970. Author
17. Duncan, Robert, 1919-1988. Author
18. Blackburn, Paul. Author
19. Feldman, Morton, 1926-1987. For Franz Kline.
20. Baker, Drew, 1978- Composer
21. Eckardt, Jason, 1971- Composer
22. Monk, Thelonious, composer
23. Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986. Composer
24. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
25. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Donor

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-7186