The Museum of Modern Art presents Björk, an eponymous retrospective dedicated to the mercurial singer, composer, and musician. Her work is an art in itself, one which spans genre and medium, transcending sensory boundaries in unique presentations of aural, visual, and even tactile interdependence. The show at the MoMA opens March 8 to the public.
In the MoMA’s second floor Marron Atrium is a custom two-story structure, acoustically tailored for aural and sensory interactivity. This portion of the exhibit will chronicle Björk’s career, recalling and presenting her entire musical oeuvre through all eight of her albums, and exploring the characters, images, costumes, and videos associated with each.
Klaus Biesenbach, Chief Curator at Large at MoMA and close collaborator with Björk on the conception and bringing to fruition of the exhibit, says of the subject, “An uncompromisingly original and highly accomplished auteur and solo artist in her composing, singing, and music, Björk is notably open to collaboration and interpretation of her work, extending even into education and audience participation.
“Over the decades she has also developed a highly collaborative practice to visualize and express her music and lyrics. Working with photographers, film- and video-makers, designers, architects, craftsmen, and inventors, she crosses over into all categories of high and low culture, digital and analog, into most creative fields.”
Visit the MoMa at 11 West 53 Street. Björk is on until June 7.
Björk, Homogenic, 1997. Credit: Photography by Nick Knight.
Image courtesy of Wellhart Ltd & One Little Indian
Björk, Medulla, 2004
Credit: Photography by Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin.
Image courtesy of Wellhart Ltd & One Little Indian
Björk, Vespertine, 2001
Credit: Photography by Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin.
Image courtesy of Wellhart Ltd & One Little Indian
Still from the All Is Full of Love music video. 1999. Directed by Chris Cunningham.
Music by Björk. Image courtesy of One Little Indian
Björk, Debut, 1993
Credit: Photography by Jean Baptiste Mondino. Image courtesy of Wellhart Ltd & One Little Indian
Images exclusively via the MoMA