Steve Roden collection, 2015
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Summary
- Creator:
- Roden, Steve and Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University)
- Abstract:
- Steve Roden is an American sound and visual artist, and was the 2014 Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Visiting Artist in Residency at the Rubenstein Library. His collection contains prints, video, and sound files created as a result of his residency.
- Extent:
- 2.0 Linear Feet (1 flat box; 11 prints; 2 USB keys)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11091
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains artwork created by Steve Roden as a result of his residency at the Rubenstein Library as the 2014 Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Visiting Artist. His collection consists of a box containing 11 prints and 2 thumb drives. One thumb drive contains video files, and the other contains audio files. Roden's Visual Works on Paper are accompanied by his notes explaining his thought process and questions as he worked with Rubenstein materials during his residency. His artwork was inspired by medieval manuscripts, the Irene Peslikis Papers, Julian Abele and his role as an architect for Duke University, and other unspecified collections held in the Rubenstein Library. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University).
- Biographical / historical:
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Steve Roden is an American sound and visual artist, who pioneered the lowercase style of music; where quiet, usually unheard, sounds are amplified to form complex and rich soundscapes. Roden was the Rubenstein Library's 2014 Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Visiting Artist.
- Acquisition information:
- The Steve Roden Collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2015.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Meghan Lyon, November 2015
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0113
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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[Identification of item], Steve Roden Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.