The Linda Pace Foundation acquires a
sound sculpture by Susan Philipsz
Susan Philipsz
Sunset Song
May 8 – June 26, 2011
Tuesday – Sunday, noon until sunset
Reception May 6, 7–9 PM
Linda Pace Foundation at CHRISpark
111 Camp Street
San Antonio, Texas
T 210.253.3310
Susan Philipsz
Sunset Song
Linda Pace Foundation announces a major acquisition and related exhibition of sound sculpture Sunset Song, 2003, by Susan Philipsz, a Turner Prize-winning artist. The work joins the more than 500 objects in the Foundation’s diverse contemporary art collection, which was begun by the late philanthropist Linda Pace. From May 8–June 26, 2011, Sunset Song will be presented daily in CHRISpark, the one-acre park built by Pace in San Antonio in 2005. CHRISpark will maintain extended hours throughout, with the work presented from noon until sunset, Tuesday through Sunday. Sunset Song will culminate each day as the sun goes down.
Scottish artist Susan Philipsz created Sunset Song as part of her 2003 residency at Artpace San Antonio. In the work, Philipsz sings both the male and female parts of the 19th-century American folk ballad “Banks of the Ohio.” Philipsz vocalizes the gendered lyrics in a call-and-response arrangement, with the volume level changing according to the shifting daylight. Following her participation in the renowned Artpace International Artist-in-Residence program, Philipsz has produced numerous sound installations from her base in Berlin, Germany. In 2010, Philipsz was awarded the prestigious Turner Prize.
About Linda Pace Foundation
Linda Pace Foundation supports the charitable vision of its founder in multiple ways. It makes substantial grants to support the operation of Artpace, which Linda Pace founded in 1995. It maintains CHRISpark, a one-acre park at 111 Camp Street that Pace built in memory of her son. In addition, the Foundation is the owner and steward of Pace’s contemporary art collection, which contains more than 500 works, and continues to expand. Recent acquisitions also include works by Robyn O’Neil, Cornelia Parker, Chuck Ramirez, and Nancy Rubins. Finally, the Foundation supports the work of contemporary artists through its acquisitions, programs, and funding.
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