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Musicales (1974)

Takis

Takis

Title of the single: Musicales
Publisher: Alexandre Iolas, Paris
Date: 1974
Medium: record 17 cm + booklet + lithography
Edition: 1000 n. (100 + n. & s. litho)
Cover: Takis

The piece Musicales by the Greek-French artist Takis, heard here, was recorded at the Elkesis
Nederlands Dans Theater Festival in 1973. It was released in 1974 for the opening of his exhibition at the Espace Pierre Cardin in the context of the 3rd Festival d'Automne à Paris. The cover contains six lithographs in addition to the record.

Takis produces the tones and sounds utilizing an installation of several taut wires and needles hanging freely in front of them, which are pressed against the wires by electromagnets and vibrate and oscillate there. The magnets are hidden behind a cover, the needles seem to move by themselves and make the strings sound.

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