Poster design for the 1992 Berlin Jazz Fest

1992

Not on view

The saxophone has long had sensual associations, largely because of its status as the signature instrument of jazz. This position is in turn linked to the saxophone’s alluringly human tonal attributes. Uncannily vocal, its sighing whispers, guttural moaning, and sonic flexibility evoke the sounds of passion. The effect is amplified by the instrument’s suggestive androgynous appearance: phallic when played between the legs, the body is also feminine in its curvaceousness and flared-bell opening.

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Exhibition History

Title: Poster design for the 1992 Berlin Jazz Fest
Artist: Günther Kieser
Date: 1992
Medium: Offset lithograph
Dimensions: 47 x 33 in. (120 x 85 cm)
Classification: Posters
Credit Line: Department of Musical Instruments, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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