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2002 / MP3 Download MP3 of Robert Whitman's cellphone performance During his first visit to the UK, seminal American artist Robert Whitman produced a 30 minute cellphone performance based on a work he originally performed using payphones in New York City in the mid 1960s. The performance in Leeds used 30 volunteers with cellphones stationed at pre-defined locations around the city centre. The volunteers repeatedly called a central telephone number and switch board situated in Millennium Square and, when their call was answered, gave a short description of their location. The resulting calls were mixed by Robert and relayed live through public address speakers to an audience in the outdoor square. The performance painted an aural description of the city at that given time. Download MP3 (32 mins 18 secs, low quality, 14.7MB) A higher quality MP3 is available for download from http://www.ubu.com Evolution 2002 / Images Left to right: Billy Kluver, Malcolm Le Grice, Robert Whitman, 11 October, Ster Century Robert Whitman cell phone performance, 11 October, Millennium Square Dietmar Schwartzler, Gregory Kurcewicz, 10 October, Ster Century Left to right: Simon Biggs, Kathy Rae Huffman, Wayne Ashley, Maja Kuzmanovik, Malcolm Le Grice, 11 October, Ster Century Screening of Light Music by Lis Rhodes, 12 October, The West Yorkshire Playhouse Installation of Film Ist by Gustav Deutsch, Leeds Town Hall Installation of QQQ by Tom Betts, disused Odean Cinema, The Merrion Centre Vendor Refill playing live, 10 October, The Dark Arches Powerbooks for Peace playing live, 10 October, The Dark Arches The Story of EAT, Leeds City Library |
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