Tours Meredith Monk: Calling
27 January 2024
Learn more about Meredith Monk's work and the exhibition.
Learn more about Meredith Monk's work during one of our tours on Saturday, January 27th. Be guided by one of our experienced museum educators as you stroll through the exhibition.
Tour 1 pm - 1.30 pm
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Tour 2 pm - 2.30 pm
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*Note: The language of the tours is Dutch.
Major retrospective exhibition
Calling celebrates the visionary work of contemporary music icon Meredith Monk. The exhibition provides a unique overview of her influential interdisciplinary artistry. With her distinctive approach to the human voice and her mysterious, playful, and unconventional compositions, performances, films, and installations, Monk has been pushing the boundaries of music, performance, and visual arts for four decades.
Icon of contemporary music
Meredith Monk (b. 1942, New York City) is a composer, singer, director/choreographer and creator of new opera, music-theatre works, films and installations. Recognised as one of the most unique and influential artists of our time, she is the pioneer of what is now called ‘extended vocal technique’ and 'interdisciplinary performance'. With her enigmatic, playful and unconventional compositions and performances she has pushed the boundaries of music, visual art and performance. Her works have been presented at major venues throughout the world. Over the last six decades, she has been hailed as ‘a magician of the voice’ and ‘one of America’s coolest composers.'