THE ART OF MUSIC

An exhibition
curated by
ill-studio.

More than ever music and art are ted artists to the limelight. In
directly linked by their similar the same manner, many artists such
creative approach evolving in the as Peter Saville, Pushead and Ray-
same way through records, posters mond Pettibon gave music artists
and flyers artwork. Art gives music and record labels another dimen-
a visual dimension as much as music sion, bringing them to their now
can illustrate art, both linked by legendary status. Nowadays, record
a common global image and culture, covers, concert posters and party
each complementing the other. As flyers are viewed as a modern can-
its title simply says The Art of vas by the artists enabling them
Music brings together fifteen inter- to express their work and making it
national artists to exhibit their travel from hand to hand outside of
visual interpretation of music... the traditional art world.

However good the music is a record Ill-Studio’s Thomas Subreville has

will never be a great record, as invited these influential artists,
much as a band will never become each with individual musical in-
Sept. 06 - 27, 2008 an iconic band, without a graphic fluences and consequently varied
universe that fits with the music. ways in which to illustrate it, to
Without records, posters and flyers celebrates this art of music taking
artwork, each music style would it temporarily from people’s hands
Opening Reception Sept. 6. 2008 not have any specific visual iden- to being exhibited in a gallery
7 pm - 10 pm tity. From psychedelic rock to rave space...
through to death metal, punk or hip
hop, music has brought many talen-
IMAGINARY CONCERT POSTERS

The Art of Music reflects upon the ter for the concert of his dream,
profound influence that music has on including the line-up of choice and
art and simultaneously art has on in any venue imaginable whether
music and recognises their common existing or not.
creative approach. The leading idea
of the show emphasises the fact Each individual artist’s musical
that artists tastes in music are influences and consequently diverse
always strongly related to their ways of illustrating them, offers a
work, illustrated in the exhibi- wide range of imaginary concerts
tions main focus : the imaginary musically, visually and even geo-
concert posters wall. Each artist graphically.
has been asked to design the pos-

Sanghon Kim
ARTISTS

Josh Petherick is an Australian exhibited in Paris, Milan, Berlin now branched out into photography, include Undercover (Jun Takahashi),
born artist living in the Nether- and Barcelona. music, video and fashion design. Mike Kelley, Fergadelic, Genevieve
lands and working within graphic www.stevenharrington.com In 2001, //DIY launched its own Gauckler, Deanne Cheuk, Josh Pethe-
design, illustration, film and musi- streetwear label, +41 (after Swit- rick, EYE (Boredoms), Soulwax (2
cal disciplines. He has shown his iLL-Studio is a Paris based crea- zerland’s international dialling Many DJ’s), Sofia Prantera (Silas)
work in gallery spaces from Paris tive collective working in a many code), which is now sold interna- to name only a few. Hollenbach is
to Tokyo including Mu Foundation, artistic areas including graphic tionally. also a DJ and producer under the
Colette in Paris, National Gal- design, photography, typography, www.diy.li name of Roland Korg.
lery of Victoria, Rocket Gallery in illustration, video and motion de- www.perksandmini.com
Japan and Bevilacqua La Masa Foun- sign. The studio’s originality is Alter is an Australian creative
dation in Venice. As a freelance to offer its members a working envi- studio run by Jonathan Wallace and Ryan Waller : Ryan Waller is a de-
graphic artist and illustrator ronment in which they can do their Dan Whitford. Whitford is also signer and Art director from Staten
Petherick has worked on projects own thing or work together; it’s part of the electro band Cut Copy. Island, New York, he is based in
with Vitra Design Museum, Nieves a melting pot in which influences Amongst many projects for clients New Haven, Connecticut. In 2003, he
Books, P.A.M., Vans, Tokion Pro- coalesce to form a group identity. within design, fashion, TV and graduated from Rhode Island Scho-
ducts, Arkitip, 2K Shirts and Colab The range of their inspirations music, they are in charge of the ol of Design. He publishes a zine
Eyewear and he still finds time to goes from Science to 70’s radical visual identity and art direction called The New College Beat and is
make music and tour record stores architecture, high fashion, outer of the record label Modular, home currently an active member of Rad
appreciating the design wizardry on space and music. They’ve collabora- of Wolfmother, The Presets, New Mountain, a design and art collec-
LP covers. ted with Nike, The New York Times, Young Pony Club and The Avalanches. tive in Brooklyn, New York. Waller
www.joshpetherick.com Uniqlo, Supreme, Jean Charles de Many of their projects involve a was labeled one of 34 “Young Guns”
Castelbajac and Trudon to name just network of people across various under the age of 30 by The Art Di-
Steven Harrington is a LA based ar- a few whilst also accomplishing fields. Oddly like a Sesame Street rectors Club and one of “20 under
tist. Drawing influence from images, many personal projects in different segment, many of these begin with 30” by Print (magazine). He teaches
fashion and graphics discovered in creative domains. the letter P… Photography, produc- Visual Communications at Pratt Ins-
Time Life Encyclopedias from 1965- www.ill-studio.com tion, programming, printing etc. titute. Waller is currently getting
1972, thrift stores purchases, and www.alter.com.au his MFA degree from Yale Univer-
the music of The Moody Blues, Har- //DIY is a graphic-design studio sity.
rington uses the term «contextual founded in 2001 in Lausanne by Phi- P.A.M. is Perks and Mini, based in www.thingmaking.com
objectivism» to describe his work. lippe Cuendet, Laurence Jaccottet Melbourne, Australia. It is the
Along with fellow artist Justin and Ivan Liechti, who all stu- food, music, art, design and bike So-Me is a Paris based artist and
Krietemeyer he is the co-founder of died at Lausanne-based art school lovers Shauna. T. and Misha Hollen- art director of the French record
National Forest Design whose pro- ECAL. A multidisciplinary platform bach who draw and form a dimension label Ed Banger, home of Jus-
jects include the Urban Outfitters based around graphic design, //DIY where all things nice, strange, tice, DJ Mehdi, Mr Oizo and Uf-
Catalogues, Burton Snowboards and already has an international repu- beautiful and humorous collide. fie to name a few. Aside from the
the Nike Ole Mural. Harrington has tation and counts Apple, Channel 4, They have a long list of collabo- label’s record covers and iden-
been busy this year with a par- Colette, EtniesPlus, Fairtilizer, rators and visionaries in their tity, he is responsible for some
ticipation in the Arkitip «High- Flammarion, Nike, Playstation, Red chosen fields, (music, art, design of the most popular music videos
math» group exhibition in Berlin, a Bull, Rosqo, Sneaker Freaker and and fashion), friends that have a of the past year including Justi-
collaboration with Kidrobot, a new Yale University Art Gallery amongst mutual understanding of the P.A.M. ce’s “D.A.N.C.E.”, “DVNO” and Kanye
series of skateboards for Element its clients. Always on the lookout dimension. They have worked on West’s “Good Life”. So Me has re-
and his solo show “Our Mountain” for new ideas, the Swiss studio has special projects, collaborations cently been exhibited at The Lazy
Dog and Colette in Paris, Studio Boca’s taste for maximum risk and graphic design field his creativity all day, whilst sitting in his un-
Gallery in Toronto, Yes in Tokyo its strange, dreamlike work, nu- has appealed to numerous brands. To der pants, listening to death metal
and he has also collaborated with merous are the artists, magazines name just a few, his collaborations and drinking tea. The first band
several clothing brands such as and film companies that have called include Nike, Wood Wood, Arkitip he ever saw was Nuclear Assault in
Stussy, Sixpack, Nike and Revolver. on La Boca’s services, including and TSR Records. In addition he 1989 and he still wears the tour
www.edbangerrecords.com Simian Mobile Disco, “Amelia’s Ma- also publishes the magazine/ zine t-shirt. The last band he saw was
gazine”, DC Recordings, The Empe- Museum Paper collaborating with Fleshrot in Croydon. He can draw
Sanghon Kim is a fine-art and gra- ror Machine, Sixpack, “Specialten”, many other artists worldwide such anything he likes and anything he
phic-design graduate of the Beaux- Artificial Eye, Lostprophets, Sony as French, Josh Petherick, Deanna doesn’t like. He loves eating cheap
Arts in Paris, Sanghon Kim is a BMG, Bullet For My Valentine, Stu- Templeton and Patrick O’Dell. Mu- noodles and apples and prefers cold
talented jack-of-all-trades capa- dio Ghibli, and Wichita Recordings. seum Studio has been exhibited in weather. An obsession with metal
ble of moving from watercolours to www.laboca.co.uk several European cities including music informs French’s work that
computer generated imagery in his Denmark, Germany, Sweden and France. literally draws the line between
search for a strong visual uni- Smal & Paze. Native to Munich, www.museumstudio.se the magnificent and the repulsi-
verse. His art of mixing techniques Germany Mirko Borsche and Thomas ve. He has produced work for Paul
gives the work an air of mystery; Kartsolis are working within gra- Artus de Lavilléon is a Paris based Smith, Carhartt, Vans, the BBC, 2k
you’re never sure whether you’re phic design under the name of Smal artist as comfortable in the Shirts and Silas.
looking at a photomontage, computer and Paze. Both have been awarded street art scene as in the contem- www.tapedcopies.com
graphics or an actual drawing. His with several prizes for their work, porary art world. Along with a one
airy, poetic and unique style has one of which being the Lead Award month long resident-in-performan- Stefan Marx. Originally from Ham-
allowed him to adapt to different Germany in 2007. Responsible for ce inside a display window at Le burg, Germany, Stefan Marx is one
types of work, including fashion, the visual output of Jetzt-Magazi- Printemps, being responsible for of the most active artists on the
illustration, typography and gra- ne, SZ-Magazine, Mini International an illegal tank drive through the European scene. Working within
phic design. With so many strings and also Gomma Records, the Munich streets of Paris on the occasion of illustration, painting and gra-
to his bow, it should come as no based record label enjoys the re- his collaboration with Marc Jacobs phic design, his very identifia-
surprise that he’s already a fa- putation of being one of Germany´s and Jeremy Scott at his concept ble work has been exhibited in
vourite with a number of labels most important and creative music store L´épicerie, he has also il- many galleries all over the world
and artists having already worked collectives. Once a year they also lustrated the life of Jean-Charles through group and solo shows, such
with Lacoste, Christophe Lemaire, launch the postermagazine AMORE, a de Castelbajac and collaborated as Monster Children in Sydney, The
Hermès, Tate Modern, Air and Jane limited t-shirt collection made in with Yves Saint Laurent, ID Magazi- Grand Gallery in Zurich and Beams
Birkin. collaboration with BEAMS (Tokyo) ne and Levi’s amongst many others. in Tokyo. He has collaborated with
www.monsieurlagent.com and MAGNIFIQUE (Los Angeles), and Influenced by the 80’s skateboard/ 2k, Nieves Books and Cleptomanicxs,
present the annual MONDO GOMMA Pic- punk-rock culture, de Lavilleon’s Beams T, Mule, Playhouse Records
La Boca. Inspired, cosmic, crazy ture show, which takes place in a work is primarily black and white and has also designed the record
and surreal are all words that come gallery somewhere between Barcelona illustrations and artistic perfor- covers for numerous artists inclu-
up when you discuss the work of La and Tokyo. mances and has been exhibited in ding Isolée and DJ Koze. Marx also
Boca, a design studio speciali- www.smalpaze.com some of the most respected art gal- founded his own clothing brand cal-
zed in graphic design, film, record leries internationally. led The Lousy Livincompany in 1995.
covers and fashion. Founded in 2002 Museum Studio. Based in Stockholm, http://www.patriciadorfmann.com/ar- www.livincompany.com
by Scot Bendall and Alain de la Sweden, Anders Jandér aka Museum tist/de-lavilléon/
Mata, the agency is one of the best Studio is one the most talented and
examples of the UK’s new graphic- highly regarded European artists French is from Aldershot, but now
design generation. Seduced by La today. Working primarily within the lives in London. He draws pictures
VARIOUS EXHIBITED WORKS

In order of appearance : La Boca, Sanghon Kim, Artus de Lavilléon, ill-studio, Ryan

Waller, P.A.M, Josh Petherick, Museum Studio, DIY, Alter, Steven Harrington, French,
So-Me, Smal & Paze, Stefan Marx.
An exhibition curated by Thomas Subreville / ill-studio
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