Sound

A definitive guide to the rising status of sound in art, through original critical writings and artists' statements.

The "sonic turn" in recent art reflects a wider cultural awareness that sight no longer dominates our perception or understanding of contemporary reality. The background buzz of myriad mechanically reproduced sounds increasingly mediates our lives. Tuning into this incessant auditory stimulus, some of our most influential artists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262515687
• ISBN13: 9780262515689
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher