ROME, March 8 (Reuters) – Brian Eno, the famend British musician and visible artist who has labored with Speaking Heads, U2 and David Bowie, will obtain the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement from the Venice Biennale 2023, the organiser mentioned on Wednesday.
Eno, 74, who describes himself as a ‘non-musician’, got here to prominence within the early Seventies as a founding member of the band Roxy Music. He’s finest recognized for his contributions to ambient music and work in rock, pop and electronica.
The music division of the Venice Biennale determined to honour Eno “for his analysis into the standard, magnificence and diffusion of digital sound and for his conception of the acoustic area as a compositional instrument,” the assertion mentioned.
Eno will likely be given the award at a ceremony on Oct.22 as a part of Biennale Musica 2023 in Venice.
Reporting by Francesca Piscioneri, modifying by Keith Weir
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