Philosopher and avid record collector Konrad Paul Liessmann's declaration of love for the instrument that unites all instruments.
In the age of digitalisation, record players and good old vinyl discs are experiencing an unprecedented renaissance. This is hardly surprising for Konrad Paul Liessmann. He has always remained loyal to the record player. The spinning platter, the delicate needle and the fine grooves still exert a strong fascination on him. When he turns his attention to his beloved record player, philosopher Konrad Paul Liessmann combines personal musical experiences with a brief cultural history of listening. He tells the story of the storage and reproduction of sound, from the first gramophone to modern streaming services, and asks how much our relationship to music has changed as a result of its technical reproducibility.
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LECTURE BY HANS-MICHAEL KOETZLE
WED, 09.04.2025, 7 PM
Admission with valid exhibition ticket
Hans-Michael Koetzle, curator of the current exhibition ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES, gives a first-hand account of the pioneering qualities that made twen the international blueprint for a new kind of zeitgeist magazine, thanks in part to the radical design of art director Willy Fleckhaus: Nova and The Face in England, Actuel in France, der Wiener in Austria and titles such as Vice would have been inconceivable without the magazine, which was published in Cologne from 1959 to 1971.
