La Monte Young
La Monte Young is unquestionably one of the preeminent figures in American minimalism, having operated as a conceptual artist, a composer, and a musician. He is a pioneer in the use of extended duration as a compositional tool, and is cited as an influence by an unlikely potpourri of rock artists, from Earth to Spiritualized; he has worked alongside some of the biggest names in minimalism, including John Cale, Tony Conrad, Arnold Dreyblatt, Terry Riley, and Rhys Chatham; and the international post-classical community greets his exceedingly rare, solo, just-intuned piano concerts with the pomp usually afforded a coronation. Young’s long-standing installations — created with his wife, visual artist and calligrapher Marian Zazeela — continue to... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Bern, Idaho, United States
- Genre:
- Classical, 20/21, Minimalism
- Birthdate:
- 10/14/1935
