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- Luigi Russolo, Gran Concerto Futuristico (1917) Luigi Russolo is may be best known as a painter associated with the Futurist movement in Italy, but he’s also considered one of the first experimental noise artists, if not the very first one altogether.
- Marcel Duchamp, Erratum Musical (1913) Marcel Duchamp was fascinated by the potential to visualize sound, and he was even once quoted as saying, “One can look at seeing; one can not hear hearing.”
- John Cage, 4’33” (1952) American composer John Cageand Marcel Duchamp were artistic collaborators, both fixated on redefining the boundaries of music. For his masterpiece, Cage mined the potential of silence, revolutionizing sound art and performance in the process.
- Bill Fontana, Distant Trains (1984) By the 1960s and early 1970s, advances in electronic media had expanded the potential for visual artists and composers working at the intersection of sound and sculpture.
Sound art is an artistic activity in which sound is utilized as a primary medium or material. Like many genres of contemporary art, sound art may be interdisciplinary in nature, or be used in hybrid forms.
Sound art. Sound art dates back to the early inventions of futurist Luigi Russolo who, between 1913 and 1930, built noise machines that replicated the clatter of the industrial age and the boom of warfare. Dada and surrealist artists also experimented art that uses sound.
Jul 15, 2021 · Sound art is a hybrid art form that bridges visual art and experimental music.
Explore a selection of contemporary sound artists, who strenuously experiment with sonic installations and challenge this time-based art form.
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Aug 26, 2013 · Offers history and definition of sound art and related concepts, comparing sound art to music. Describes sound art’s position in the art world. Color photos and accompanying CD of examples.
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Aug 10, 2013 · MoMA’s first major exhibition of sound art presents work by 16 of the most innovative contemporary artists working with sound.
