Art sex music / Cosey Fanni Tutti.

By:

Tutti, Cosey Fanni [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Faber & Faber, 2017Description: ix, 502 pages : 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

ISBN:

9780571328512 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:

702.81 TUT 23

Summary: Art Sex Music is the autobiography of the musician and artist Cosey Fanni Tutti, who, as a founding member of the avant-garde group Throbbing Gristle and electronic pioneers Chris & Cosey, has consistently dismantled the boundaries of music over the past four decades. It is an account of an artist, who, as part of COUM Transmissions, represented Britain at the IXth Biennale de Paris, whose 'Prostitution' show at the ICA in 1976 caused the conservative MP Nicholas Fairbairn to declare her, COUM and Throbbing Gristle 'wreckers of civilisation', and whose work continues to be held at the vanguard of contemporary art. And it is the story of her time working as a pornographic model and striptease artist who challenged assumptions about morality, erotica and art, and raised questions about sex and gender that are still vital and unresolved.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	702.81 TUT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	30/06/2020	39002100634600

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Named one of the Best Music Books of the Year by Pitchfork

"A bravura rock memoir vibrating with fierce and fearless memories--a must-have item for Chris and Cosey and Throbbing Gristle fans."
-- ★ Kirkus Reviews (Starred)

Art Sex Music is the autobiography of a musician who, as a founding member of the avant-garde group Throbbing Gristle and electronic pioneers Chris & Cosey, has consistently challenged the boundaries of music over the past four decades.

It is the account of an artist who, as part of COUM Transmissions, represented Britain at the IXth Biennale de Paris, whose Prostitution show at the ICA in 1976 caused the Conservative MP Nicholas Fairbairn to declare her, COUM and Throbbing Gristle 'Wreckers of Civilisation' . . . shortly before he was arrested for indecent exposure, and whose work continues to be held at the vanguard of contemporary art.

And it is the story of her work as a pornographic model and striptease artiste which challenged assumptions about morality, erotica, and art.

Wise, shocking, and elegant, this is the life of Cosey Fanni Tutti.

Art Sex Music is the autobiography of the musician and artist Cosey Fanni Tutti, who, as a founding member of the avant-garde group Throbbing Gristle and electronic pioneers Chris & Cosey, has consistently dismantled the boundaries of music over the past four decades.
It is an account of an artist, who, as part of COUM Transmissions, represented Britain at the IXth Biennale de Paris, whose 'Prostitution' show at the ICA in 1976 caused the conservative MP Nicholas Fairbairn to declare her, COUM and Throbbing Gristle 'wreckers of civilisation', and whose work continues to be held at the vanguard of contemporary art.
And it is the story of her time working as a pornographic model and striptease artist who challenged assumptions about morality, erotica and art, and raised questions about sex and gender that are still vital and unresolved.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Cosey Fanni Tutti is a performance artist and musician best known for her time in the avant-garde groups Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey. Born in Hull in 1951, she currently resides in Norfolk. Her most recent release, 'f(x)', with her group Carter Tutti Void, was released to great critical acclaim in 2016.