Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen opens a comprehensive survey of the work of Carsten Nicolai
(Artdaily.org)

The exhibition presents a comprehensive survey of the oeuvre of the visual artist and musician Carsten Nicolai, who has worked on the intersections between fine art, music, and natural science since the early 1990s. Electronically controlled sound and light are the materials out of which Nicolai molds minimalist installations, acoustic performances, and visualizations of physical phenomena that reflect systems and structures of the media universe. Under the pseudonym Alva Noto, Nicolai is also a widely acclaimed practitioner of contemporary electronic music. Following his participations in documenta X (1997) and the 2001 and 2003 Venice Biennales, which put him on the map as a visual artist, he has shown his work around the world. At K21, he organized the spacious downstairs exhibition hall as an open set with a dual structure accommodating the presentation of his works, many of which solicit the viewer’s