Black album / white cube

by Alex Paulick

What happens when musicians adopt ideas from the art world?And what paintings, sculptures and video works arise when visual artists allow themselves to be influenced by music? This is the common thread of the exhibition 'Black Album / White Cube ? A Journey into Art and Music', curated by Max Dax, the former editor-in-chief of Spex and Electronic Beats Magazine. The book features modern classics such as Peter Saville?s album cover design of Joy Division?s 'Unknown Pleasures' (and a meditation on their derivatives), Emil Schult?s 'Autobahn' painting for Kraftwerk, as well as Arthur Jafa?s...