Curating Sound Art - Exhibiting the Auditive

This workshop conveys substantial knowledge in curatorial practice of an exceptional art form that occupies the margins of the visual arts and music and whose presentation requires special skills.

The workshop is conducted by experienced lecturers.

Integral parts

– Discussions with experts on the subject

– Visits to sound art galleries and public places

– Presentations of sound art works

The program is targeted at anyone interested in up-to-date art positions and particularly those working on development and realisation of art exhibitions in museums and galleries with aspirations of integrating sound art into existing curatorial practice.

Lecturers and experts: Sabine Sanio, Dorian Lange, Robin Minard, Ben Stoiber, Carsten Seiffarth, Knut Remond.

Sabine Sanio (*1958) is the head of the Theory and History of the Auditory Culture faculty (Sound Studies master's programme) at the Berlin University of the Arts. She studied German philology and philosophy, is the author of numerous publications on contemporary aesthetics, media history and media aesthetics, sound art, new music as well as on the relations of the arts among themselves. Her published author books include "Alternativen zur Werkästhetik: Cage und Heißenbüttel" (Alternatives to the Aesthetics of the Work: Cage and Heißenbüttel) [1999], "1968 und die Avantgarde" [2008]. As an editor she published "Borderlines/Auf der Grenze: Georg Klein" (Borderlines/On the Border: Georg Klein) [2014], and together with Christian Scheib "Das Rauschen" (Noise) [1995].