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January 01 2011
Singing in Animal Tongues: An Inner Journey
Jan Harrison
Jan Harrison
Jan Harrison's work has been seen in more than one hundred solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and internationally, including Animal.Anima.Animus and at P.S. 1, in Long Island City, New York. Arcana Mundi, a book spanning twenty years of her work, was published in 2001 by Station Hill. An early recording of animal tongues was released on the album, On Record, which included audio art and music by artists, and an example of singing in animal tongues was included in the video documentary, Jan Harrison—Painter. The video My Other Tongue—Jan Harrison features the artist speaking and singing while creating art in the studio. In the video, Jan Harrison—Animal Tongues the artist performs with the animal sculpture heads.
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Jan Harrison
Jan Harrison's work has been seen in more than one hundred solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and internationally, including Animal.Anima.Animus and at P.S. 1, in Long Island City, New York. Arcana Mundi, a book spanning twenty years of her work, was published in 2001 by Station Hill. An early recording of animal tongues was released on the album, On Record, which included audio art and music by artists, and an example of singing in animal tongues was included in the video documentary, Jan Harrison—Painter. The video My Other Tongue—Jan Harrison features the artist speaking and singing while creating art in the studio. In the video, Jan Harrison—Animal Tongues the artist performs with the animal sculpture heads.
Online Issn: 1537-9477
Print Issn: 1520-281X
© 2010 Jan Harrison
2010
PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art (2011) 33 (1 (97)): 28–38.
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Jan Harrison; Singing in Animal Tongues: An Inner Journey. PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art 2011; 33 (1 (97)): 28–38. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/PAJJ_a_00020
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