Paul Stolper is pleased to announce an exhibition of ‘alpha-beta', a portfolio of prints of the alphabet by Magne F. The portfolio consists of 30 works, in drypoint and monotype in an edition of 46 + 5AP's. There is a print for every individual letter in the alphabet, as well as the specific Norwegian letters æ, ø, å, and an exclamation mark for good measure. Numbers 1-20 from the edition are sold as complete portfolios, the rest will be sold as individual letters. Magne Furuholmen, songwriter and keyboardist in the group a-ha has run in parallel his career as a visual artist, and is represented in many private and museum collections. ‘alpha-beta' is his third solo exhibition at the Paul Stolper Gallery.
The first 500 prints sold will be accompanied by a limited edition 12" vinyl disc signed and numbered with a new Magne F composition, titled ‘Word Symphony'. 'Word Symphony' is a unique project that takes as its foundation the vocals of from a-ha's highly acclaimed new album "Foot of the Mountain". Magne has composed and constructed 'Word Symphony' using these existing sounds as raw material, whereby he deconstructs, stretches and reconfigures the vocals, taking them out of the original context melodically and linguistically, and creating a completely new piece of music in its place. In this ground-breaking experiment, the lyrics are thus pushed into new and unchartered territory. Much like the way Magne's letters are re-constituted by the viewer, so Morten's vocals, already such a signature in people's minds, are contorted, manipulated and re-presented by the artist. "I see the Word Symphony as a re-circulation project, taking apart something meticulously constructed, then melting and moulding it into something else.
For more information and images please
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