What is Sound Art? And Why?

What is Sound Art? And Why?

What is Sound Art? And Why?

Date & Time

28/02/2021 - 08/03/2022
All Day

Categories

28min I BBC Radio 3 The Listening Service I February 2021 I Tom Service

Tom Service considers the rise of Sound Art, commonly found in art galleries today, and wonders whether it is a new genre or simply music in an art space? He consults musician and sound artist Mark Fell, finds precedents in Wagner’s operas, considers how 16th-century choral work became a contemporary art installation, and celebrates the American performance artist Laurie Anderson who accidentally had a pop hit with her piece O Superman.

Where

BBC Radio 3 / BBC I-Player – available as download

When

Ongoing