ExhibitionsNOISELESS: Akio Suzuki + Rolf Julius

NOISELESS: Akio Suzuki + Rolf Julius

noiseless This exhibition features two internationally renowned sound artists, SUZUKI Akio of Japan (b. 1941) and Rolf JULIUS of Germany (b. 1939). Suzuki has presented vanguard sound events and installations, including performances using an instrument he calls the “analapos,” both within and without Japan since the 1960s, and is said to be one of the pioneers of sound installation in Japan. Julius has produced works in the borderline region between music and art since around 1975, and his Small Music series has received international acclaim from those in the fields of contemporary art and music for calling the origins of sound and vision into question.
As suggested by its title, the main theme of this exhibition will be minimal sound and silence. In order to create an appropriately refined atmosphere, the exhibition will be held exclusively in the evening for the first time in the history of the museum. We hope you will join us in enjoying Suzuki + Julius’s noiseless sound installations in the spring evening, with the cherry blossoms along the Lake Biwa Canal in the background.

Rolf Julius, Musik weit entfernt (“Music Far Away”)
Berlinische Galerie, 2005

Audio Samples Video Clips Related Events Publicity Materials

Exhibition Dates: Tuesday, April 3 - Sunday, April 15, 2007; * exclusively from 5PM to 8PM (admission until 7:30PM); Closed on Mondays
Organizers: The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; The Kyoto Shimbun Co., Ltd.; Goethe-Institut Kyoto
Sponsorship: Lufthansa
Collaboration: International Contemporary Music Forum of Kyoto
Admission
Audio Samples: Audio samples (MP3 files) can be downloaded from; the links below.; SUZUKI Akio, “De Koolmess” (excerpt; 0:01:00/940KB); Rolf Julius, “Small Music: Side A” (excerpt;; 0:02:00/940KB); * Redistribution prohibited.; File format: MP3; Data format: 44.1kHz 16Bit Stereo; Data rate: 64kBit; Photo: SUZUKI Akio, “De Koolmess” (2007/2/17 at MOMAK)
Video Clips: Video clips (MPG files) can be downloaded from; the links below.; SUZUKI Akio’s installation performance at MOMAK (00:00:10/2.66MB); * Redistribution prohibited.
Related Events: SUZUKI Akio Homage to Space oto-date discs; Application deadline: 13 April 2007 (Fri.) 8:00PM; Pre-projects: “facing”; (in Japanese only); Executive body: Professor NAKAMA Yūko’s seminar, Ritsumeikan University; College of Social Sciences; Date: November 2006-April 2007; Projects: “facing”; (in Japanese only); Executive body: Professor NAKAMA Yūko’s seminar, Ritsumeikan University + FUJISHIMA Hiroshi; Date: April 2007; Symposium: “Noiseless, the Art of Hearing”; Panelists: Catherine Grout (Art History, Lille); Rolf Julius (invited artist); SUZUKI Akio (invited artist); Ritsumeikan University NAKAMA seminar student representative; (theme: Sehnsucht for Noiseless); Host: FUJISHIMA Yutaka (International Contemporary Music Forum of Kyoto; Planning Committee; Graduate School of Science for Human Services,; Ritsumeikan University); Date: April 7 (Sat.) 3:00-5:00PM; (numbered tickets distributed 11:00AM-); Place: Lecture hall (maximum capacity 100); free; language information TBA; Live Performance: “Noiseless/Soundless”; Date: April 7 (Sat.) 6:00PM-; Place: 1F entrance hall; free; admission for the exhibition not included
Publicity Materials: Poster design proposals (2 types)

	Day of admission	Advance	Group (20 or more)
Adult	420 yen	-	210 yen
University students	130 yen	-	70 yen
High school students	70 yen	-	40 yen
Junior high and younger	Free	-	Free

(2007/02/20)

Flyer design proposals (exterior/interior)

(2007/02/20)

Flyer (exterior/interior)

PDF file (1.35MB)

(2007/03/23)

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