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Sound Art

Installation view of the Rubin Museum's 'The World is Sound'.

Museums Make Space for Sound Art This Fall

"It’s increasingly rare to have a place where you can slow down and just listen,” said curator Jane Hsu.
By Margaret Carrigan
Anne Imhof shows the Golden Lion for Best National Participation during the Opening Ceremony of the 57th Biennale Arte on May 13, 2017 in Venice, Italy. The 57th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia opens today to the public and will run till November 26, 2017.

The Venice Biennale’s Big Winners: Anne Imhof, Hassan Khan, Franz Erhard Walther

Imhof's durational performance—which we noted for its delightful health goth aesthetic—drew large crowds and was the talk of the town.
By Alanna Martinez
Lawrence English

Sound Artist Lawrence English on the Power of Radical Listening

"Every time I really engage in listening, there is surprise. Even in what seem like mundane moments, you have these little explosions."
By Ryan Burleson
Lou Reed and Nico.

New York Is Still Lou Reed’s Town (You Just Live in It)

By John Kruth
Condition Report (diptych detail one of two), 2000, Iris print with serigraph.

Weekend Edition: 9 Things To Do in New York’s Art World

By Vida Weisblum
Kayo Dot.

The Month in Weird: July’s Best Avant-Garde Concerts

By Brad Cohan
A screenshot. (Courtesy MoMA)

MoMA’s Sound Art Show, ‘Soundings,’ Has a Handy Website

By Andrew Russeth
'Mass Black Implosion (Shaar, Iannis Xenakis),' 2012. (Courtesy the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery)

Now Hear This: For 42 Years, Barbara London Has Been Making Noise at MoMA

By Andrew Russeth

Infinite Quest: Ryoji Ikeda Wants to Disappear

By Michael H. Miller
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