MINNEAPOLIS — Mark Mothersbaugh is so much a part of pop culture that even if you aren’t a fan of his punk band Devo, you’re probably familiar with his music. Composer for Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, a ...

Installation view of Gabriel de la Mora’s ‘Sound Inscriptions on Fabric’ at the Drawing Center (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) There are no drawings on the walls for the Drawing Center’s ...

Think about the last movie you saw. Whether action, comedy or romance, it was a carefully mixed blend of sight and sound. Every line of dialogue, song and sound effect that came through the speakers ...

In case you haven’t been tracking the progress of group exhibitions of sound art, a short history would be: they are generally a disaster, with many works either impossible to hear adequately in the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. For “Air,” Audra Wolowiec mounted speakers on beams at one end of a gallery ...

Last month, Ars Electronica announced the winners of their annual Prix Ars Electronica, which awards art on the interface of technology, science and society. The jury was tasked with narrowing down ...

Susan Philipsz and John Cage have shown that the genre has claims to greatness, but two works in Edinburgh betray the emptiness of much sound art Sunlight is streaming into an Edinburgh chapel. On ...

Styles vary, but an interest in listening as a creative act is central. Ars Electronica Liquid Architecture 2014 will take place in various locations in Australia and Singapore from tomorrow to ...