Ken Butler | |
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 Ken Butler in 2002 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kenneth Lee Butler |
| Born | August 3, 1948 Bethesda, Maryland United States |
| Genres | Experimental art and music |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Tzadik Records |
| Website | Ken Butler's Hybrid Visions |
Kenneth Lee Butler (born August 3, 1948) is an American artist and musician, as well as an experimental musical instrument builder. His Hybrid musical instruments and other artworks explore the interaction and transformation of common and uncommon objects, altered images, sounds and silence.[1] The idea of bricolage, essentially using whatever is "at hand", is at the center of his art, encompassing a wide range of practice that combines live music, instrument design, performance art, theater, sculpture, installation, photography, film/video, graphic design, drawing, and collage.
He is internationally recognized as an innovator of experimental musical instruments created from diverse materials including tools, sports equipment, and household objects.[2]
His works have been exhibited and performed in galleries, clubs, museums, festivals, and theatres throughout the USA, Canada, and Europe including The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and Lincoln Center and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City as well as in South America and Japan.[3]
- ^ "Arts. Ken Butler & The Anxious Objects". Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ "Ken Butler : Hybrid Visions". Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ "Hybrid Strings, Ken Butler, artist musical, sound designer, unique art and experimental musical instruments". Retrieved 2010-07-10.