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<\/a>Four internal curators were charged with organizing the exhibit because of its size and complexity.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery curator is an expert in their own field,\u201d said Feldman. \u201cEveryone put their expertise together to create a really vast body of work, looking at the affinity between music and visual art that goes across different cultures and periods in history.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even though the show contains works from all over the world, it opens with a large-scale piece by local San Diego artist John Baldessari, titled \u201cBeethoven\u2019s Trumpet (with Ear).\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a complicated installation that takes up the entire east wing of the museum downstairs,\u201d Feldman said. \u201cBut it\u2019s really about the variety of the material \u2014 containing video and sound installations, musical instruments, and the concert series.\u201d<\/p>\n
The exhibit was selected by an international team of curators to also include paintings, sculptures, photographs, and musical artifacts such as the original manuscript from Ludwig Van Beethoven\u2019s Symphony No. 9. Works from legendary artists Salvador Dal\u00ed, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso will be showcased. The exhibit catalogue contains more than 350 pages of in-depth essays from curators, art historians, musicologists, and others.<\/p>\n
Soon the SDMA will be launching its own mobile app just in time for \u201cThe Art of Music,\u201d which will serve as a reference guide to the museum\u2019s various collections.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe show will be really interactive,\u201d Feldman said. \u201cA number of musical instruments have speakers that will respond to the fact that you\u2019re there, and will show you what the instrument sounds like as you approach it.\u201d<\/p>\n A guided audio tour is also available for guests as they navigate the exhibit, with audio clips for about 20 of the works.<\/p>\n Other corresponding programs include one of SDMA\u2019s signature Culture & Cocktails events on Nov. 5, a scholarly symposium on Nov. 7, and occasional musical ArtStops and Family Drop-In Days with performances by members of the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory\u2019s Community Opus Project.<\/p>\n The ongoing concert series takes place on the third Thursday of each month, held in the museum galleries, the James S. Copley Auditorium, and the Plaza de Panama. On Sept. 17, solo cellist Charles Curtis will perform in the Hibben Gallery.<\/p>\n The museum\u2019s neighboring restaurant Panama 66 is also developing its own music series to coincide with the exhibit, and will feature items with the Art of Music theme.<\/p>\n SDMA will be the first venue to show \u201cThe Art of Music,\u201d but they\u2019re in negotiations with an international venue that may acquire it next.<\/p>\n Para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n visite sdmart.org\/programs-events\/music<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a>