Soundtracks
15 Jul 2017 - 01 Jan 2018
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, clinamen v.2, 2012–ongoing
courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
© Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
photo: Remi Bertrand, 2015, courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
© Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
photo: Remi Bertrand, 2015, courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Ragnar Kjartansson, The Visitors, 2012
jointly owned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired through the generosity of Mimi Haas and Helen and Charles Schwab
© Ragnar Kjartansson
photo: Elísabet Davids, courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York, and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik
jointly owned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired through the generosity of Mimi Haas and Helen and Charles Schwab
© Ragnar Kjartansson
photo: Elísabet Davids, courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York, and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik
Christina Kubisch, Cloud, 2011
courtesy the artist
© Christina Kubisch
courtesy the artist
© Christina Kubisch
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Sphere Packing: Wagner, 2013
glazed porcelain 3-D print and 110-channel audio, 5 1/8 in. (13 cm) diameter; courtesy the artist and bitforms gallery, New York
© Rafael Lozano-Hemmer / Vegap, Spain
photo: Oliver Santana, courtesy the artist and bitforms gallery, New York
glazed porcelain 3-D print and 110-channel audio, 5 1/8 in. (13 cm) diameter; courtesy the artist and bitforms gallery, New York
© Rafael Lozano-Hemmer / Vegap, Spain
photo: Oliver Santana, courtesy the artist and bitforms gallery, New York
Anri Sala, Moth in B-Flat, 2015
collection of Gina and Stuart Peterson
© Anri Sala
photo: Stephen White, courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery
collection of Gina and Stuart Peterson
© Anri Sala
photo: Stephen White, courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery
SOUNDTRACKS
15 July 2017 – 1 January 2018
Soundtracks is the museum’s first large-scale group exhibition centered on the role of sound in contemporary art. Focusing on the perceptual experience of space, the exhibition offers opportunities for discovering public architectural features and galleries throughout the newly expanded building. Spanning sculpture, audio and video installation, and performance pieces made since 2000, the show takes its point of departure from key works in the media arts collection. Select pieces address the association of “soundtracks” with film scores in unexpected ways, while others take various approaches to visualizing the relationship between sound and space. Moving beyond medium-specific histories of sound art and electronic music, this cross-generational presentation highlights past SFMOMA commissions by Brian Eno and Bill Fontana, as well as new and diverse work from over twenty contemporary artists, including Ragnar Kjartansson, Christina Kubisch, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, O Grivo, and Susan Philipsz. Soundtracks is accompanied by a map and an online catalogue.
15 July 2017 – 1 January 2018
Soundtracks is the museum’s first large-scale group exhibition centered on the role of sound in contemporary art. Focusing on the perceptual experience of space, the exhibition offers opportunities for discovering public architectural features and galleries throughout the newly expanded building. Spanning sculpture, audio and video installation, and performance pieces made since 2000, the show takes its point of departure from key works in the media arts collection. Select pieces address the association of “soundtracks” with film scores in unexpected ways, while others take various approaches to visualizing the relationship between sound and space. Moving beyond medium-specific histories of sound art and electronic music, this cross-generational presentation highlights past SFMOMA commissions by Brian Eno and Bill Fontana, as well as new and diverse work from over twenty contemporary artists, including Ragnar Kjartansson, Christina Kubisch, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, O Grivo, and Susan Philipsz. Soundtracks is accompanied by a map and an online catalogue.