Chris Mann

An exhibition of contemporary sound presented alongside the group show New Order/Past Perfect.PublicationChris Mann: Superstition of Speech (No Pictures Please)...

Chris Mann: The Birth of Peace, invitation 1989. Courtesy ACCA archive...

...of events and programs continued throughout 1989. A highlight was Chris Mann’s The Birth of Piece, an extravagant performance described as: “A verse ballet by Rene Descartes, music by Frederich Nietzche with Ludwig Wittgenstein, clarinet and Claude Levi-Strauss violin, with additional text from ‘Doktor Faust – A Dance poem’ by Heinrich Heine. Conducted by Willy the Goldfish.”...

Peter Tyndall, John Nixon, Ros Bandt, Ernie Althoff and Chris Mann, among others. Events were free and artists received no payment. It was significant that the performers and audience were deemed to be on an equal footing, where anyone could (and was encouraged to) be a performer, often utilising...