Art turns 1,000,055 years old
The international birthday of art goes back to Robert Filliou. Together with Espace 2, the Forum Valais organized a celebration at the Ferme Asile in Sion.
On January 17, it's that time again: it's art's birthday and it will be 1,000,055 years old. At least according to the calculations of Fluxus artist Robert Filliou. In 1963, he invented "Art's Birthday", the global birthday party for art. This year too, the Ars Acustica Group of the European Broadcasting Union EBU is celebrating with numerous concerts and performances in over 20 cities. And the Festival for New Music Forum Valais, in collaboration with Radio Suisse Romande Espace 2, is taking part with a twelve-hour marathon event at the Ferme Asile in Sion. Between 7pm and 11pm, 20 mobile radio studios from Chicago via Helsinki, Moscow and Lisbon to Sion will be broadcasting concerts and statements on art live via satellite. In Sion, Audrey Cavelius, Yannick Barman and Erika Stucky will perform, and from 11.30 pm to 7.30 am, Sara Oswald, Colin Vallon and Julian Sartorius will present their mammoth eight-hour performance Rêverie based on Max Richter's Sleep. Rêverie is music to be experienced while you fall asleep and sleep, an "endless lullaby" of beguiling beauty. The audience lies on specially provided loungers. Reservations are essential.
