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NYC Modern Art Museum Showcasing Audio as Art
When people think of an art exhibit, a painting or statue is usually what comes to mind. However, a new exhibit in New York City deals mainly with sound. VOA’s Adam Phillips recently visited the show at the Museum of Modern Art.
The exhibit is called “Soundings: a Contemporary Score.” Barbara London is the curator, overseeing the exhibit. She notes that most visitors expect modern art to be something to be seen, not heard.
“The museum-goer walks into a space, and because they are in MoMA they know they are going to see something traditional, like Picasso. But they are going to see something very unconventional and maybe surprising.”
Many museum-goers are at first not sure about Richard Garet’s work, which he calls “Before Me.” The work produces the sound of a glass marble spinning on the metal casing of a phonograph turntable.
Barbara London says there is a common theme or idea among the 16 artists represented at the exhibit.
“I think most of the artists in the show want you to stop and listen or pause and listen. They’re saying, ‘Hey, slow down! There are various forms of beauty and poetry in the world.’”
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