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In 2004, Phil Collins undertook the making of the world won't listen, which, in its completed form (as the artist originally envisioned it) had its world premiere at the Dallas Museum of Art, November 9, 2007-March 23, 2008. The first chapter was filmed in Bogotá, Columbia, where Collins worked with local musicians to produce a fully functioning karaoke machine; the second was filmed in Istanbul, Turkey, and was included in the 9th International Istanbul Biennial; and the third was filmed in Jakarta and Bandung, Indonesia. In each of these three culturally diverse countries, the artist spent extended periods of time researching, lecturing, building sets, and filming; the filming was followed by an intensive and extensive editing period. He went on the radio and television, visited dance clubs, and posted flyers throughout each city, inviting participants to come and perform their favorite songs from the 1987 album The World Won't Listen by the highly influential British indie-band The Smiths.
Insightfully combining art, pop music, and popular culture, Collins has created a sympathetic, occasionally heartbreaking, and, at times, funny portrait of humanity. Performing and singing their favorite lyrics, these fans remind us of our own painful desire and struggle for expression or, as the artist has beautifully said, "the sweet agony of self-fulfillment and self-limitation."
Adapted from
Suzanne Weaver, DMA unpublished material, 2008.
NOTES
- DMA unpublished material = Suzanne Weaver, "Acquisition Proposal," January 24, 2008. In Collections Records object file.
- Concentrations 52 - Phil Collins: the world won't listen (added to TMS exhibition module) [Exhibition ID: 11763]
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Until 2008: Phil Collins, b. 1970
2008: Dallas Museum of Art, Gayle and Paul Stoffel Fund for Contemporary Art and gift of Marguerite Steed Hoffman, purchased from Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York
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The main source of this provenance is the copy of "Invoice #3791" dated January 23, 2008 in the Collections Records object file.
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- Phil Collins exhibition opening lecture, 13315069: UMO (added to related objects in Piction, added UMO tag, HAB 1/17.2018)
- Simon Reynolds lecture "Art into Rock," 13315255: UMO (already in related objects in Piction, HAB 1/17/2018)
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General Description
In 2004, Phil Collins undertook the making of the world won't listen, which, in its completed form (as the artist originally envisioned it) had its world premiere at the Dallas Museum of Art, November 9, 2007-March 23, 2008. The first chapter was filmed in Bogotá, Columbia, where Collins worked with local musicians to produce a fully functioning karaoke machine; the second was filmed in Istanbul, Turkey, and was included in the 9th International Istanbul Biennial; and the third was filmed in Jakarta and Bandung, Indonesia. In each of these three culturally diverse countries, the artist spent extended periods of time researching, lecturing, building sets, and filming; the filming was followed by an intensive and extensive editing period. He went on the radio and television, visited dance clubs, and posted flyers throughout each city, inviting participants to come and perform their favorite songs from the 1987 album The World Won't Listen by the highly influential British indie-band The Smiths.
Insightfully combining art, pop music, and popular culture, Collins has created a sympathetic, occasionally heartbreaking, and, at times, funny portrait of humanity. Performing and singing their favorite lyrics, these fans remind us of our own painful desire and struggle for expression or, as the artist has beautifully said, "the sweet agony of self-fulfillment and self-limitation."
Adapted from
Suzanne Weaver, DMA unpublished material, 2008.
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Notes
- DMA unpublished material = Suzanne Weaver, "Acquisition Proposal," January 24, 2008. In Collections Records object file.
- Concentrations 52 - Phil Collins: the world won't listen (added to TMS exhibition module) [Exhibition ID: 11763]
Catalogue essays specific to object
Artist/designers
Cultures
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 2008: Phil Collins, b. 1970
2008: Dallas Museum of Art, Gayle and Paul Stoffel Fund for Contemporary Art and gift of Marguerite Steed Hoffman, purchased from Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York
Notes:
The main source of this provenance is the copy of "Invoice #3791" dated January 23, 2008 in the Collections Records object file.
AUDIO ASSETS
- Phil Collins exhibition opening lecture, 13315069: UMO (added to related objects in Piction, added UMO tag, HAB 1/17.2018)
- Simon Reynolds lecture "Art into Rock," 13315255: UMO (already in related objects in Piction, HAB 1/17/2018)
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