Annually since 1998, the nonprofit sound-arts organization 23five Incorporated has produced the Activating the Medium Festival, an internationally recognized showcase for the most innovative and visionary practitioners of sound art. Since 2006, SFAI has hosted the festival with 23five Incorporated. The 2009 festival, the twelfth, is a retrospective of the work of Tony Conrad, presented in conjunction with San Francisco Cinematheque. Conrad will present one of his legendary solo performances in the Lecture Hall of SFAI’s 800 Chestnut Street campus: violin, film projection, and shadow. The festival will also feature a new collaboration between minimalist composer Brendan Murray and experimental filmmaker Paul Clipson.
Organized in conjunction with the San Francisco Art Institute and the Spheres of Interest Lecture Series
Organized in conjunction with the San Francisco Art Institute and the Spheres of Interest Lecture Series
