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Document of exhibition at AVA, New York City.
GENERATOR
August 4 – September 15, 2013
Generator is the brainchild of New York based artist Gen Ken Montgomery. Known as “New York’s first sound art gallery”, Generator existed in the East Village and then in Chelsea from 1989-1992. Cassettes, records, video, art, laminations, zines, ephemera, and more from the original Generator were exhibited at Audio Visual Arts over the course of this show. Gen Ken hosted performances and listening experiences by artists who were at the original Generator, including octophonic Cassette Concerts by the late Berlin artist/composer Conrad Schnitzler, to whom this exhibition was dedicated.
GENERATOR
August 4 – September 15, 2013
Generator is the brainchild of New York based artist Gen Ken Montgomery. Known as “New York’s first sound art gallery”, Generator existed in the East Village and then in Chelsea from 1989-1992. Cassettes, records, video, art, laminations, zines, ephemera, and more from the original Generator were exhibited at Audio Visual Arts over the course of this show. Gen Ken hosted performances and listening experiences by artists who were at the original Generator, including octophonic Cassette Concerts by the late Berlin artist/composer Conrad Schnitzler, to whom this exhibition was dedicated.
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Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: Standard Portrait, 7.75×9.75 in, 20×25 cm
# of Pages: 50 - Publish Date: Sep 23, 2014
- Language English
- Keywords sound art
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About the Creator
ken montgomery
Richmond, Virginia
For 20 years I used sound as the primary source material in my artwork. Out of the detritus of laminated objects that I collected while performing with an amplified laminator I began assembling artworks that have evolved into book-like objects. Many of these “books” are actually containers of one sort or another which house a specific collection of objects or theme. The use of everyday objects and the spontaneous clipping of The New York Times are prevalent in my work. I like blank walls, tomorrow's headlines and not knowing what I'm doing.