Bill Fontana
http://www.resoundings.org
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Geboren am 25. April 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio, lebt in Paris und Berkeley, Kalifornien 1965-68 Studium der Philosophie an der John Carroll University, Cleveland 1968-70 Studium der Komposition und Philosophie an der New School for Social Research, B.A. 1970 1968-70 Studium der Komposition bei Philip Corner, New York
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1947, Cleveland, Ohio. Lives in Paris. Bill Fontana is internationally known for his experimental work in sound. He has worked since the late 60's in developing his unique art form, and has realized more than 50 sound sculptures (e.g. Sonic Projections from Schlossberg, Graz, 1988), 20 radio projects, sound installations for natural science museums and sound compositions for dance. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Berliner Künstler Programm of the DAAD and the Japan U.S. Friendship Commision. His work has been exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum Ludwig, Cologne, the Post Museum in Frankfurt, and the Art History and Natural History Museums in Vienna. In June 1993 he completed the "Satellite Soundbridge Cologne - Kyoto". In 1994 Bill Fontana took part in the ZEITGLEICH symposium/exhibtion in Hall in Tirol where he installed "Simultaneous Resonances" - and later the major public art project called "Sound Island" at the Arc du Triomphe.(1994).
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VERÖFFENTLICHUNGEN
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THOUGHTS ON SOUND SCULPTURE, exhibition catalogue for SOUND SCULPTURE: BILL FONTANA, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne,1978 THOUGHTS ON SOUND, exhibibon catalogue for SOUND, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art,1979 THOUGHTS ON SOUND, Galerie Giannozo, Berlin,1983 THE RELOCATION OF AMBIENT SOUND, Leonardo Volume 20 # 2,1987, Pergamon Press, Oxford,1987 SATELLITE SOUNDBRIDGE KÖLN-SAN FRANCISCO, (Essay in exhibition catalogue) Museum Ludwig, Köln,1987 TRANSPARENTE KLÄNGE, Kunstforum 103, Köln,1989
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AUFZEICHNUNGEN (Schallplatten und CDs)
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SOUND SCULPTURE: Bill Fontana, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne,1978 LANDSCAPE SCULPTURE WITH FOG HORNS, KQED-FM, San Francisco,1982 FIELD RECORDINGS OF NATURAL SOUNDS, Sierra Club, 1983 SOUNDS OF THE BAY AREA, KQED-FM, San Francisco, 1983 SOUNDS OF HAWAII, KHPR-FM, Honolulu, 1985 ACOUSTICAL JOURNEY, Wacoal Art Center, Tokyo, 1986 SOUND SCULPTURES THROUGH THE GOLDEN GATE, San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art,1987 FARALLON SOUNDSCAPE, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, 1988
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EINZELAUSSTELLUNGEN
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National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne,1978 Newport Harbour Art Museum,1980 Amerika Haus, West Berlin,1984 Whitney Museum of American Art, New York,1986 Spiral Garden/Wacoal Art Center, Tokyo,1986 U.S.C. Atelier, Santa Monica,1987 Museum Ludwig, Köln,1987 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,1987 University Art Museum, U.C. Berkeley,1988 Japanese Cultural Institute, Köln,1989 Galerie Vorsetzen, Hamburg,1989
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GRUPPENAUSSTELLUNGEN
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SOUND, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art,1979 FÜR AUGEN UND OHREN, Berlin,1980 ECOUTER PAR LES YEUX, Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris,1980 SOUNDINGS, Neuberger Museum,1982 SONORITA PROSPETTICHE, Municipia di Rimini,1982 GREAT EAST RIVER BRIDGE, Brooklyn Museum,1983 IDEE/PROZESS/ERGEBNIS, Internationale Bauausstellung Berlin,1984 SECTION SON,13TH BIENNALE de PARIS,1985 ALLES UND NOCH VIEL MEHR/DAS POETISCHE ABC, Kunst Museum Bern,1985 KOMPONISTEN ALS HÖRSPIEL-MACHER, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Köln, 1985 DOCUMENTA 8: AUDIOTHEQUE, Kassel,1987 89 AVANT PREMIERE, La Grande Halle de La Villette, Paris,1988 THE BIENNALE OF SYDNEY, Art Gallery of NSW,1988 COUNTERVISIONS; PIONEERS IN BAY AREA ART, Art Department Gallery, San Francisco State University,1988 RESOURCE ART, Akademie der Künste, Berlin,1989 ARS ELECTRONICA, Linz,1989 BAY AREA MEDIA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,1990
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RADIO PROJEKTE
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TAPE LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIAN SOUNDS, Australian Broadcasting Corp., 1975-78 KIRRIBILLI WHARF, Australian Broadcasting Corp.,1976 MUSIC FROM ORDINARY OBJECTS, Australian Broadcasting Corp.,1977 AUSTRALIAN ECLIPSE: 1976, Australian Broadcasting Corp.,1977 LANDSCAPE SCULPTURE WITH FOG HORNS, National Public Radio,1982 SOUNDSCAPES, National Public Radio,1983 BROOKLYN BRIDGE SOUND SCULPTURE, Australian Broadcasting Corp., 1983 ENTFERNTE ZÜGE, WDR Köln,1984 SOUNDS OF HAWAII, Hawaii Public Radio,1985 RAINFORESTS OF THAILAND, AUSTRALIA AND HAWAII, Australian Broadcasting Corp.,1985 METROPOLIS KOLN, WDR Köln,1985 LJUDSKULPTUR i STOCKHOLM, Schwedischer Rundfunk,1986 JAPANESE SOUNDSCAPE, Australian Broadcasting Corp.1987 ACOUSTICAL JOURNEY, Radio France,1987 ACOUSTICAL JOURNEYS THROUGH MY SOUND SCULPTURES, WDR Köln,1987 "SATELLITE SOUND BRIDGE KÖLN-SAN FRANCISCO", WDR Köln/American Public Radio Network,1987 ACOUSTICAL VIEWS, Australian Broadcasting Corp.,1988 "SONIC PROJECTIONS FROM SCHLOSSBERG GRAZ", Kunstradio, ORF,1988 SOUND OF AN UNBLOWN FLUTE, WDR Köln,1988 DISTANT SILENCE, Territory of Art, Museum of Contemporar~ Art, Los Angeles,1989 "MUSIC FROM ORDINARY OBJECTS", Kunstradio, ORF,1989 "LANDSCAPE SOUNDINGS", Kunstradio, ORF, 1990 "VIRTUAL NATURE", ORF, 1994 "Fließende Klänge", ORF, 1998 “Acoustic Memories of Landscape Soundings”, ORF, 2007
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AUDIO ENVIRONMENT DESIGN PROJECTS (TONINSTALLATIONEN)
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JUNGLE WORLD, Bronx Zoo,1985 WILD CALIFORNIA: FARALLONS EXHIBIT, California Academy of Sciences, 1987-88
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SOUND SCULPTURES (KLANGSKULPTUREN)
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SOUND SCULPTURE WITH RESONATORS, Experimental Intermedia Foundation, York,1975 and ICA, Sydney,1975 KIRRIBILLI WHARF, Australian Broadcasting Corp., Sydney,1976 PRINCE ALFRED BRIDGE, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne,1978 SPACE BETWEEN SOUNDS, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,1978 FLIGHT PATHS OUT TO SEA, Newport Harbor Art Museum,1980 SOUND RECYCLING SCULPTURE, Akademie der Künste, West Berlin, 1980 und Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris,1980 INCOMING WAVEFRONTS, Mandeville Galler,v, UCSD, San Diego,1980 OSCILLATING STEEL GRIDS ALONG THE CINCINNATI-COVINGTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati,1980 LANDSCAPE SCULPTURE WITH FOG HORNS, New Music America, San Francisco,1981 SOUND SCULPTURE WITH A SEQUENCE OF LEVEL CROSSlNGS,12th International Sculpture Conference, Oakland,1982 OSCILLATING STEEL GRIDS ALONG THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, World Trade Center and Brooklyn Museum, New York,1983 ROCHESTER BIRDS, Long Ridge Mall, Rochester,1983 KLANG RECYCLING SKULPTUR, Galerie Giannozzo, West Berlin,1983 SOUND SCULPTURE WITH DISTANT BELLS, New Music America '83, Washington D.C.,1983 SOUND SURROUNDINGS, INVENTIONEN '84, West Berlin, 1984 ENTFERNTE ZÜGE (DISTANT TRAINS), Internationale Bauausstellung Berlin/Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DMD, West Berlin, 1984 LINE OF SOUND, Berkeley Art Center, 1985 HIDDEN MARKET, 13th Biennale de Paris, 1985 METROPOLIS KÖLN 1, WDR Köln, 1985 PHANTOM BANDSHELL, Otis ParsonstNew Music America'85, Los Angeles, 1985 KIRRIBILLI WHARF Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1986 WUDSKULPTUR i STOCKHOLM, Schwedischer Rundfunk, Stockholm, 1986 ACOUSTICAL JOURNEY, Wacoal Art Center: Spiral Garden, Tokyo, 1986 BRIDGES OF THE FLATS SOUND SCULPTURE, Cleveland Children's Museum, 1987 SANTA MONICA SOUND PORTRAIT, Santa Monica Place/USC Atelier, 1987 ECHO TUNINGS AT MT. ASO, Mt. Aso National Park, Kumamoto, Japan, 1987 SATELLITE SOUND BRIDGE KÖLN/SAN FRANCISCO,WDR Köln/American Public Radio/Museum Ludwig/San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Köln und San Francisco, 1987 METROPOLIS KÖLN ll, Museum Ludwig/WDR Köln, 1987 SOUND SCULPTURES THROUGH THE GOLDEN GATE, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1987 ECHO GARDEN, San Francisco Arts Commission, 1988 LANDSCAPE SCULPTURE WITH CARILLON, University Art Museum, Berkeley, 1988 ACOUSTICAL VIEWS, Sydney Biennale/Australian Broadcasting Corp./ Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, 1988 SONIC PROJECTIONS FROM SCHLOSSBERG GRAZ, Steirischer Herbst, Graz, 1988 SOUND OF AN UNBLOWN FLUTE, Japanese Cultural Institute, Köln, 1989 WHISTLE PHASE, Dutch National Railroad, 150th Birthday, Maastricht, 1989 PARALLEL SOUNDINGS, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum, Kulturbehörde Stadt Hamburg, 1989 ACOUSTICAL VIEWS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO FERRY TOWER. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1990 "AERIAL WATER" im Rahmen von "Kunst in der Stadt II" 1998 in Bregenz
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stand in Sept. 1994
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