Lydgalleriet is a non-commercial gallery for
sound based art practices, situated in the centre of
Bergen. The gallery explores today’s plethora of experimental sound based art and auditive cultures through exhibitions, concerts, performance and interventions in public space. Lydgalleriet exhibits national and international artists and initiates local art production. The range of projects is wide and covers among other forms,
audio art
Sound art is an artistic activity in which sound is utilized as a primary medium or material. Like many genres of contemporary art, sound art may be interdisciplinary in nature, or be used in hybrid forms. According to Brandon LaBelle, sound art ...
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installations,
speaker concerts and
performances and instrument demonstrations. Exhibited artists include, among others
Christian Marclay,
Peter Vogel, Zimoun,
Alvin Lucier
Alvin Augustus Lucier Jr. (May 14, 1931 – December 1, 2021) was an American composer of experimental music and sound installations that explore acoustic phenomena and auditory perception. A long-time music professor at Wesleyan University in Mi ...
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Pierre Henry
Henry at his home (January 2008)
Pierre Georges Albert François Henry (; 9 December 1927 – 5 July 2017) was a French composer and pioneer of musique concrète.
Biography
Henry was born in Paris, France, and began experimenting at the age of ...
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Robert Henke and
Chris Watson
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.
Since November 2005 Lydgalleriet has made projects in different locations in Bergen. During the first years the main base was Østre Skostredet 3, moving to USF Verftet for the renovation in 2011-2012 and then back to the renovated spaces in Østre Skostredet 3 in October 2012. Lydgalleriet moved to Strandgaten 195 in August 2020.
Lydgalleriet is funded by the
Arts Council Norway and the city of Bergen with annual grants and has showed about 8 exhibitions each year since 2007. Lydgalleriet is the only permanent venue in
Scandinavia that focuses on sound art, which is a growing field in the
visual arts.
Lydgalleriet is a partner in the Norwegian production network for electronic art, PNEK, and the European sound art network Resonance.
External links
Lydgalleriet Homepage
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