The anticipated exhibit, which will be curated by Germano Celant, will begin its run this summer from June 7 to Nov. 3, 2014, with a preview from June 4 to June 6.
"Art or Sound" came about as an investigation of the past and present to explore the relationship between art and sound. With the idea of art and sound comes to mind, of course, music.
Fondazione Prada, as part of the famed Italian fashion house, will be bringing the subject's history and influence to the art world's forefront.
According to Fondazione's statement, the exhibit will showcase "the iconic aspects of the musical instrument, the role of the artist-musician, and the areas in which the visual arts and music have come together and blurred from 17th century to present day."
"Art or Sound" will occupy the ground floor and two main floors of the Ca' Corner della Regina, and for the first time since the Venetian palazzo was reopened to the public, the rooms on the second piano nobile will be used.
In a press release, Fondazione Prada further explained what the exhibition will entail for art enthusiasts' enjoyment.
""Art or Sound" aims to emphasize the symmetrical and ambivalent link that exists between works of art and sound objects. It will offer a reinterpretation of the musical instrument and the way it can become a sculptural-visual entity and back again, in a continual reciprocal relationship of encroachment and inversion, a phenomenon seen since the 17th century. The project analyzes the overlap between the production of both art and sound, music and the visual arts, with the aim of highlighting the constant exchange between them, though eschewing unnecessary categorization."
The exhibition will feature musical instruments made of unusual and precious materials by Michele
Antonio Grandi and Giovanni Battista Cesarini in the 17th century. There will also be musical automata-complex artworks that combine the production of sounds with aesthetic values created by the likes of Swiss watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Droz in the 18th century.
"Art and Sound" will then continue with 19th century examples of automated musical instruments and mechanical devices that give visual expression to music through light and color.
Other featured works will include research in the field of the synesthesia, experiments carried out by the historical avant-garde artists, such as the celebrated Intonarumori (1913) created by Futurist artist Luigi Russolo, along with some of Giacomo Balla's objects.
Visit Fondazione Prada's website for more info on the art exhibit.
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