About this exhibition catalogue
“I work between Cracks, where the Voice starts dancing.” — Meredith Monk
Meredith Monk (b. 1942, New York City) is recognized as one of the most unique and influential artists of our time. A pioneer in interdisciplinary art, site-specific performance, and what is now called extended vocal technique, she has consistently defied categorization over a trajectory spanning the last sixty years. Her works thrive at the intersection of music and movement, image and object, light and sound, discovering and weaving together new modes of perception. This book presents the most comprehensive survey of Monk’s oeuvre to date, featuring documentation of the two-part retrospective, "Meredith Monk. Calling", at Oude Kerk Amsterdam and Haus der Kunst München, as well as interviews, essays, and previously unpublished archival material, music notations, drawings, and photographs that underscore her lasting influence and vitality.
Published by Anna Schneider with Beatrix Ruf and Peter Sciscioli at Hatje Cantz Verlag.
With contributions by Hilton Als, Mariette Dölle, Siri Engberg, Andrea Lissoni, Bonnie Marranca, Meredith Monk, Rick Moody, Timothy Morton, Beatrix Ruf, Anna Schneider, Adam Shatz, Louise Steinman, as well as John Luther Adams, Björk, Carla Blank, Theo Bleckmann, Tom Bogdan, Ping Chong, Manfred Eicher, Ellen Fisher, Katie Geissinger, Andrea Goodman, Ann Hamilton, Lanny Harrison, Jim Hodges, Pico Iyer, Joan Jonas, Alex Katz, John R. Killacky, Ralph Lemon, Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Nauman, Shirin Neshat, Frank J. Oteri, Ishmael Reed, Tennessee Reed, Alex Ross, Peter Sciscioli, Yuval Sharon, Allison Sniffin, Jean-Louis Tallon, Anne Waldman, Yoshio Yabara, John Zorn.
The exhibition catalogue is available at the museum box office and in the Walther König bookshop.