Poster design for the 1992 Berlin Jazz Fest
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.
Artwork Details
- 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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