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Richard Chartier (b. 1971) is a Los Angeles-based artist and composer recognized as a key figure in minimalist sound art. His works delve into the inter-relationships between sound, silence, focus, perception, and the act of listening. Since 1998, Chartier's critically acclaimed sound works have been published internationally by various labels, including Room40, Editions Mego, Important Records, Ash International / Touch, mAtter, Raster-Noton, Spekk, Trente Oiseaux, NVO, Farmacia901, 12k, and his own imprint, LINE. He has collaborated with notable figures such as composer William Basinski, sound artists ELEH, France Jobin, Robert Curgenven, Taylor Deupree, AGF, CoH, and Yann Novak, as well as German electronic music pioneer Asmus Tietchens. In installation form, Chartier has worked with multimedia artists Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand, visual artist Linn Meyers, and projected light artist Anthony McCall. Under the alias Pinkcourtesyphone, an ambient project he restarted in 2012, he has collaborated with Cosey Fanni Tutti, Kid Congo Powers, harpist Gwyneth Wentink, AGF, and thereminist Evelina Domnitch. Chartier's sound works and installations have been showcased in museums and galleries worldwide, including the Whitney Biennial and the influential sound art exhibit Sounding Spaces

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