October 29, 2010 — January 30, 2011
Stephen Vitiello
Opening Reception with the artist: Thursday, October 28, 5:00 to 7:00 pm
Composer, electronic musician, and sound artist Stephen Vitiello is well-known for his experimental approaches to the phenomenological aspects of sound. His field recordings of ubiquitous atmospheric noises are often mixed with electronics to create palpable soundscapes. In addition to photographs, scores, and an installation of sound works surveying the past five years of his practice, Vitiello will premiere a new piece commissioned by the Art Center, exploring the sonic nature of the remaining tall-grass prairies of Kansas.
Born in 1964, Vitiello is based in Richmond, VA, where he teaches in the Kinetic Imaging Department at Virginia Commonwealth University. His performances and sound installations have been featured in exhibitions across the globe, including shows at The Kitchen, New York; Tate Modern, London; and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, among others. Vitiello’s new multi-channel sound installation A Bell For Every Minute commissioned by Creative Time and Friends of the Highline is now on view in New York. Learn more at creativetime.org/programs/archive/2010/vitiello or stephenvitiello.com.
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Salina Art Center exhibitions and related programs are generously underwritten in part by our 2010 exhibition partner, Capitol Federal.
Salina Art Center programs, exhibitions and films are presented in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deerves great art.