Multi-Media Exhibition "Arnold Schönberg" (1874 – 1951)

"Listen to this Exhibition!"

Based on a 78 minute audio CD and a set of twelve "Small Theaters" the exhibition offers an opportunity of obtaining a many-faceted picture of the life and works of the composer Arnold Schönberg. Schönberg was born in Vienna in 1874 and lived in Vienna, in Berlin and in Los Angeles, where he died in 1951.
The exhibition includes texts, music and documentary reproductions that, together with the recorded narration, illustrate and explain Schönberg's musical theories, his compositions, his paintings, his writings, his teachings, his innovations and his personal life.
The 12 "Small Theaters" ("Teatrini"), each a set of three panels, become the visual component to com-plement the audio selections on the accompanying CD. Each visitor is provided a CD-player with a CD in the language of his choice. The visitor has the option of selecting specific tracks that include illustrative spoken text, musical examples and historical voice recordings.
The exhibition also includes three video monitors displaying documentary videos on and of Schönberg. The two computer stations with interactive Schönberg programs and connections to the world-wide-web Internet Site allow visitors the option of browsing through the Arnold Schönberg Legacy: his letters, books, photographs, paintings, writings and some of his many innovations. The table situated adjacent to the "Teatrini" contains musical scores, books, photograph albums and recordings by and about Schönberg, all available for the visitors to peruse.
The exhibition has been designed for both the layman and the music scholar. The use of modern technology will appeal to the younger audience. The specialist will find new information by and about Schönberg and will be stimulated to further exploration. This exhibition provides both a panoramic vision of the life and works of Arnold Schönberg and of the cultural climate of the first half of the twentieth century.

Sponsored by Kulturreferat der Stadt Wien, Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst, Bundesministerium für auswärtige Angelegenheiten, MICA Österreich, Sony Classical, Belmont Music Publishers, ASCAP, Artemide, Schott


Curators NURIA SCHOENBERG NONO und LAWRENCE A. SCHOENBERG

Text CHRISTOPHER HAILEY

Grafic design GIORGIO CAMUFFO/CAMUFFO DESIGN

Exhibition design STUDIO GA ASSOCIATI

Supervision MARCO DE MICHELIS

Electronic art work MASSIMO DE LUCA, PAOLO SIMION

Panels AGORA SRL, MILANO

Photoprint IMPRINT SRL, MILANO