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Born in 1944. Lives and works in London. William Furlong belongs to the generation of British artists who developed a new concept of sculpture in the 1970's and 80's (Gilbert & George, Bruce McLean, Paul Richards etc.). Furlong's special contribution has been in the area of "Sound" and, with the founding of Audio Arts (together with Michael Archer) in 1973, he began a project of mapping the territory of contemporary art in a series of cassette editions. The Audio Arts project is not only a massive archive of interviews with artists but also contains documents of important exhibitions, symposia and festivals plus many original acustic works by artists. William Furlong is professor at the Wimbelton School of Art in London.

Cfr. n. Arch. 185.21 TRACE is a limited edition collection of two-minute pieces by international sound artists, experimental composers, noise makers and other audio creators. Each artist has produced an original recording of two-minute duration for the CD on the theme of TRACE. TRACE greated an opportunity for a selection of international sound artists to work thematically, as well as providing listeners with further insight into the artists work. By bringing together this calibre and range of contributions, TRACE aims to stimulate further interest in the practice, debate and dialogue surrounding sound art. The artista on TRACE range from well known world figures, to individuals and groups making their first wirks in this field. TRACE was published thanks to a research award from the Centre for Art International Research (CAIR).