The Harry Bertoia Foundation and Important Records are crowdfunding to preserve the sound artist’s full archive

The Harry Bertoia Foundation and Important Records are crowdfunding to preserve the sound artist's full archive

You can help save Harry Bertoia’s Sonambient recordings! A few months ago we told you about the archival box set Important Records is preparing in celebration of Bertoia’s 100th birthday. It turns out the plans have gotten more ambitious. The Harry Bertoia Foundation has decided to join the commemoration by launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise the money necessary to preserve Bertoia’s archive. The American sound artist used to work with large sound installations and complex aural structures, so it is a little more than a bunch of external drives they need to make sure the 350+ reel tapes he left are given a proper digital transfer.

The crowdfunding initiative is open until next Tuesday, March 10 — Bertoia’s birthday and the date Important Records is set to release a box set with the bulk of the 11 LPs that comprise the late artist’s Sonambient pieces. So, aside from purchasing Harry Bertoia’s trailblazing compositions, now you can take part in the preservation of his life work too.

Chip in, and help give this sound art pioneer a great Centennial birthday present, here.

• Harry Bertoia: http://www.harrybertoia.org
• Important: http://www.importantrecords.com

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