Ars Electronica Festival · 1999
Birthdays
by Ikue Mori
🏆 Award of Distinction · Prix Ars Electronica 1999
Ikue Mori's “Birthdays” was honoured with an Award of Distinction at the Prix Ars Electronica 1999, category Digital Musics & Sound Art. Explore 1 other work by Ikue Mori below.
"Birthday" by Japanese performance artist Ikue Mori is a live performance. Her trademark is her specialization in drum machines. Using digital processing, she consistently succeeds in surprising the audience with her sounds at concerts.
About Ikue Mori
Ikue Mori moved to New York from Tokyo 1977, started playing drums, and formed the seminal New York No Wave band, DNA, with Arto Lindsay and Tim Wright, created a radical style of rhythm and noise, achieving legendary cult status in rock music.
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