Back to The World Is Sound at Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art

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Statement

Listen with your whole body. Visitors will explore how sound and our sense of hearing shape our daily lives, our traditions, our history, and all of existence. The World Is Sound employs sound in new ways to animate and intensify the experience of art in the Rubin’s collection.

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Events

Guided Tour

Wed, Jul 19, 2017 from 6:00 – 6:45pm UTC
The World Is Sound Exhibition Tours Learn to listen with your entire being during an exploration of The World Is Sound exhibition. The exhibition tour will delve into the intersections of Tibetan Buddhist music and ritual with contemporary sound art.

Artist Talk

Sun, Jul 23, 2017 from 2:00 – 3:30pm UTC
Le Corps Sonore The Artists' Process Tickets: $20.00 / Members: FREE The site-specific installation Le Corps Sonore, which makes the museum space itself an instrument of transformation, is the centerpiece of the Rubin’s exhibition The World Is Sound. In this conversation moderated by curator Risha Lee, artists Laetitia Sonami, Bob Bielecki, and Éliane Radigue (via Skype from Paris, France) will discuss their creation, its connection with Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, its interaction with other works of art in the museum, and its place in their long careers as artists and innovators of electronic music and sound art.

Workshop

Sun, Jul 30, 2017 from 11:30 – 12:15pm UTC
Deep Listening Workshop Discover the Sounds of Your World - With Tomie Hahn Tickets: $15 / Members: $13.50 Deep Listening Workshops, as developed by composer and sound pioneer Pauline Oliveros, explore the difference between the involuntary nature of hearing and the voluntary, selective nature of listening. The practice includes “Sonic Meditations” (coined by Oliveros), body awareness, listening to the sounds of daily life, nature, one’s own thoughts, imagination and dreams. Through making sound and listening, participants cultivate a heightened awareness of the sonic environment, both external and internal, and increase their ability to experiment, improvise, and be playful with sound. No previous experience needed. Presented with the Center for Deep Listening at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Guided Tour

Wed, Aug 2, 2017 from 6:00 – 6:45pm UTC
The World Is Sound Exhibition Tour Learn to listen with your entire being during an exploration of The World Is Sound exhibition. The exhibition tour will delve into the intersections of Tibetan Buddhist music and ritual with contemporary sound art.

Guided Tour

Wed, Aug 16, 2017 from 6:00 – 6:45pm UTC
The World Is Sound Exhibition Tour Learn to listen with your entire being during an exploration of The World Is Sound exhibition. The exhibition tour will delve into the intersections of Tibetan Buddhist music and ritual with contemporary sound art.

Workshop

Sun, Aug 27, 2017 from 11:30 – 12:15pm UTC
Deep Listening Workshop Tune in to the Sounds of Your World - With Lisa Barnard Kelley Tickets: $15 / Members: $13.50 Deep Listening Workshops, as developed by composer and sound pioneer Pauline Oliveros, explore the difference between the involuntary nature of hearing and the voluntary, selective nature of listening. The practice includes “Sonic Meditations” (coined by Oliveros), body awareness, listening to the sounds of daily life, nature, one’s own thoughts, imagination and dreams. Through making sound and listening, participants cultivate a heightened awareness of the sonic environment, both external and internal, and increase their ability to experiment, improvise, and be playful with sound. No previous experience needed. Presented with the Center for Deep Listening at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Workshop

Sun, Sep 24, 2017 from 11:30 – 12:15pm UTC
Deep Listening Workshop Discover the Sounds of Your World - With Tomie Hahn Tickets: $15 / Members: $13.50 Deep Listening Workshops, as developed by composer and sound pioneer Pauline Oliveros, explore the difference between the involuntary nature of hearing and the voluntary, selective nature of listening. The practice includes “Sonic Meditations” (coined by Oliveros), body awareness, listening to the sounds of daily life, nature, one’s own thoughts, imagination and dreams. Through making sound and listening, participants cultivate a heightened awareness of the sonic environment, both external and internal, and increase their ability to experiment, improvise, and be playful with sound. No previous experience needed. Presented with the Center for Deep Listening at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Workshop

Sun, Oct 1, 2017 from 11:30 – 12:15pm UTC
Deep Listening Workshop Tune in to the Sounds of Your World - With Lisa Barnard Kelley Tickets: $15 / Members: $13.50 Deep Listening Workshops, as developed by composer and sound pioneer Pauline Oliveros, explore the difference between the involuntary nature of hearing and the voluntary, selective nature of listening. The practice includes “Sonic Meditations” (coined by Oliveros), body awareness, listening to the sounds of daily life, nature, one’s own thoughts, imagination and dreams. Through making sound and listening, participants cultivate a heightened awareness of the sonic environment, both external and internal, and increase their ability to experiment, improvise, and be playful with sound. No previous experience needed. Presented with the Center for Deep Listening at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Workshop

Sun, Oct 8, 2017 from 11:30 – 12:15pm UTC
Deep Listening Workshop Tune in to the Sounds of Your World - With Viv Corringham Tickets: $15 / Members: $13.50 Deep Listening Workshops, as developed by composer and sound pioneer Pauline Oliveros, explore the difference between the involuntary nature of hearing and the voluntary, selective nature of listening. The practice includes “Sonic Meditations” (coined by Oliveros), body awareness, listening to the sounds of daily life, nature, one’s own thoughts, imagination and dreams. Through making sound and listening, participants cultivate a heightened awareness of the sonic environment, both external and internal, and increase their ability to experiment, improvise, and be playful with sound. No previous experience needed. Presented with the Center for Deep Listening at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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Location

150 West 17th Street
New York, NY, US
Mon: 11:00am – 5:00pm Tue: Closed Wed: 11:00am – 9:00pm Thu: 11:00am – 5:00pm Fri: 11:00am – 10:00pm Sat/Sun: 11:00am – 6:00pm