http://www.vernissage.tv | From February 19th to May 16th 2010, La Maison Rouge in Paris, France presents Vinyl, an exhibition of records and covers compiled by the British collector, publisher and curator Guy Schraenen. For more than 30 years, Guy Schraenens fascination with artists multiples (objects, catalogues, books, magazines) has led him to amass a unique and highly specialised collection on the theme of sound. Vinyl shows LPs from an acoustic and visual angle to illustrate how artists from the 1920s and throughout the twentieth century have experimented with language and sound. The exhibition presents close to 800 albums alongside tapes, CDs, specialist magazines, reference books, catalogues and artworks.
In this video by Christophe Ecoffet, Guy Schraenen talks about his interest in the relationship between visual art and sound, and the concept of the exhibition.
Vinyl, Records and Covers by Artists / La Maison Rouge, Paris. Interview with Guy Schraenen, February 18, 2010.
I love the set up. It is cool seeing some valuable lps there and some you commonly find in a dollar bin lol! I don't like what he said at the end about why he doesn't collect more modern music (even though all that Black Flag wasn't 50s-60s lol). To each his own but I just always felt that a "true" music lover never closes themselves off to the possibility of liking ANY kind/ decade of music. Just my opinion though. Music should be enjoyed the way you want to enjoy it.
mrhoffame 2 years ago