Sound Art
Sound Art
Beyond Music, Between Categories
Alan Licht ; foreword by Jim O'Rourke

Author(s)
Alan Licht
Publication
New York : Rizzoli, 2007
Scope
303 Pages, illustrated, 24 cm.
ISBN
9780847829699

Over the past century, an art form has emerged that draws from the worlds of visual art and music. In this book the author lays bear the origins of sound art, and explores the genre's most important practioneers. In Futurism, Dada, and Fluxus the roots of sound art can be found, and the greatest advance in the genre came from the composer John Cage.


Person as subject
Max Neuhaus, Paul Panhuysen, Michael Snow, John Cage, ...[et al.]
Keywords
installation , sound art , hearing
Location
Cabinet 11 - 1: Geluid ; kunst
Remarks
+ compilation cd Incl. bibliographical references and Index.