Category Archives: Art & Art Theory

A video documenting the entire Centre Pompidou March 8th XS: The Opera Opus: An Operatic Transvaluation of No Wave Aesthetics by Joseph Nechvatal and Rhys Chatham event ~ organized by Nicolas Ballet ~ has been published online at the Centre Pompidou website HERE. … Continue reading →

XS exemplification of XS the No Wave Opera (1984-1986) by Rhys Chatham and Joseph Nechvatal ~ made for and included in the No Wave show Who You Staring At: Culture visuelle de la scène no wave des années 1970 et 1980 at Centre Pompidou in … Continue reading →

my historical review / noise music theory paper on the intonarumori noise music machines of Futurist painter/composer Luigi Russolo ~ along with a chronicle of known recordings of the intonarumori ~ contextualize the Czech ensemble Opening Performance Orchestra’s recording The … Continue reading →

NO WAVE – Vol. 3  Audiometric radio show tracks curated by Joseph Nechvatal & Black Sifichimixed by Black Sifichi  March 4, 2023 Audiometric broadcast weekly on 5 Independent French FM stations : – Jet FM 91.2 Nantes [Samedi 21:00]  Aligre FM 93.1 Paris … Continue reading →

On the occasion of the exhibition Who You Staring At? at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, I & Paul Paulun discuss on Berlin-based Cashmere Radio aspects of No Wave related to the musical tracks we pick and play. Tracks played: … Continue reading →

I wrote a short report on the conference Papier en restauration : le rouleau des 120 Journées de Sodome at the Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal (1, rue de Sully, Paris) on the restoration of Marquis de Sade’s Les 120 journées de … Continue reading →

~ on March 8 ~ at 7pm ~ at the Centre Pompidou Paris Cinema 2 ~ I will be in conversation (in English) with art historian Nicolas Ballet ~ curator of the No Wave exhibition Who You Staring At? Visual … Continue reading →

NO WAVE radio show ~ Vol. 2 ~ on Audiometric February 25th 2023  Tracks selected/curated by Joseph Nechvatal & Black Sifichi mixed by Black Sifichi Audiometric broadcast weekly on 5 Independent French FM stations  : Jet FM 91.2 Nantes [Samedi 21:00] … Continue reading →

Joseph Nechvatal, No Wave Heart (1978) ink on paper Audiometric February 18 2023  NO WAVE – Vol 1 selected tracks curated by Joseph Nechvatal & Black Sifichi mixed by Black Sifichi in support of the the exhibition Who You Staring At? … Continue reading →

A No Wave radio show https://www.dublab.com/schedule/100869/frosty-celsius-drop-90 I curated, followed by an interview with DNA drummer Ikue Mori, in support of Who You Staring At?: Visual culture of the no wave scene in the 1970s and 1980s ~ at the Centre Pompidou Paris ~ aired on dublab.com Thursday, Feb … Continue reading →