[spectre] CFP: Polish Radio Experimental Studio (Lodz, 13-14 Oct 17)

[Andreas Broeckmann]

From: Muzeum Sztuki in Lodz <cm at msl.org.pl>
Date: May 22, 2017
Subject: CFP: Polish Radio Experimental Studio (Lodz, 13-14 Oct 17)

Lodz, Poland, October 13 - 14, 2017
Deadline: Jun 11, 2017

On 13-14 October 2017, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, in collaboration 
with Muzeum Sztuki in Łodzi, will hold a conference devoted to the 
Polish Radio Experimental Studio (PRES), to mark the 60th anniversary of 
its founding.
The subjects of panel discussions will include the socio-historical 
background of the Studio, the reception of its autonomous compositions 
and musical “illustrations”, followed by reflection on the new musical 
genres that emerged under its influence and the aspect of 
interdisciplinarity.

TO APPLY
We invite you to suggest topics related to aspects of the Studio's 
operations including:
- the influence of technological breakthroughs on the development of new 
music in Socialist countries,
- innovation in the organisation of work and production,
- links with visual artists and exhibition institutions,
- collaboration with the cinema.

Proposals (200-300 words) with attached résumés in English may be 
submitted to cm at msl.org.pl. Selected authors will be invited to take 
part in the conference.
The submission deadline is Sunday, 11 June 2017 (23:59 CET). 
Applications received after this date cannot be considered. All 
candidates chosen for the conference will receive a message by the end 
of June 2017 at the latest. The Adam Mickiewicz Institute will cover 
their flight costs and will provide accommodation in Łodzi.

MORE ABOUT THE PRES & THE CONFERENCE
The PRES was founded in Warsaw in 1957. Its establishment had symbolic 
value, as it became a major platform for freedom of expression within 
the Eastern Bloc. Opened just a few years after WDR Cologne’s renowned 
Studio for Electronic Music (1951) and Club d’Essai de la 
Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (1948), the PRES was set up within 
the state broadcaster, much like the other two. Conceived as a general 
studio, supervised by a musicologist, Józef Patkowski, the PRES became 
one of the most innovative enterprises of the communist era.
The history of the PRES is a story of the development of electronic 
music as well as the phenomena of sound and vision experiments in the 
1960s and 1970s, which remains little-recognized within the history of 
art and the history of exhibitions. The conference by Muzeum Sztuki in 
Łodzi will aim to preserve this history and draw attention to the 
significance of the studio, not only within the field of music and 
composition, but also those of visual arts and cinematography. It will 
attempt to introduce the PRES as an institution oriented towards 
audio-visual experimentation, constantly looking forward, while being 
influenced by visual arts and happenings, which allowed the 
establishment of a new language open for the listener’s interpretation.

The Adam Mickiewicz Institute, acting under its brand Culture.pl, is a 
national cultural institute, whose mission is to build and communicate 
the cultural dimension of the Poland brand through active participation 
in international cultural exchange. The Institute has carried out 
cultural projects in 70 countries. The AMI has presented more than 5,500 
cultural events, attracting an audience of more than 52,5 million on 
five continents. All of the Institute’s projects are carried out under 
our flagship brand, Culture.pl.

The Institute’s Culture.pl portal offers a daily information service 
covering key events related to Polish culture around the world: In 
addition to information on events organised in Poland and abroad, the 
portal features numerous artist profiles, reviews, essays, descriptive 
articles and information about cultural institutions. The site, which in 
2015 drew more than 4.5 million visitors from around the world, is 
available in three languages: Polish, English and Russian. In 2015 the 
portal won the Guarantee of Culture award in the category Culture on the 
Net.
Find out more: www.culture.pl

Muzeum Sztuki in Łodzi is one of the world’s oldest museums of modern 
art. Its connections with the avant-garde date back to the late 1920s, 
when a group of radical artists from the “a.r.” group began gathering 
the works of the most important artists of the day for the museum. Today 
Muzeum Sztuki is one of Central Europe’s most important institutions 
dedicated to modern art. It is the site of constant investigation into 
the heritage of the avant-garde, integrating research and exhibitions. 
Muzeum Sztuki is a space for implementing a rich programme of temporary 
exhibitions, projects related to experimental film, video and 
performance art, as well as workshops and educational activities.
Find out more: www.msl.org.pl

Reference / Quellennachweis:
CFP: Polish Radio Experimental Studio (Lodz, 13-14 Oct 17). In: 
H-ArtHist, May 22, 2017. <https://arthist.net/archive/15613>.

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