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A Sound Art Bookshelf

Since Edgard Varèse defined music as “organized sound” in the first half of the twentieth century--paving the way for musique concrète and the experiments of John Cage--it has been possible to approach acoustic phenomena as one would any tangible material, that is, to arrange or distort sound without considerations of melody, harmony or the classical composition. The term “sound art” arose in the U.S. in the 1980s, to describe the work of a number of artists who had made purely sound-based art alongside other kinds of practices, and has since occupied an ambiguous interzone between the “cultures” of art and music. The artists/musicians below pursue a primarily sound-derived or sound-oriented art; some of them, such as Christian Marclay and Brandon LaBelle, are among the first generation of artists to work exclusively in this fertile ground.

TITLE ALPHABETICAL INDEX

A BRIEF HISTORY OF NEW MUSIC

JRP|Ringier

ISBN: 9783037641903
USD $29.95 | CAD $39.95 UK £ 15

Pub Date: 3/31/2014
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ART OR SOUND

Fondazione Prada

ISBN: 9788887029567
USD $95.00 | CAD $127.5

Pub Date: 9/30/2014
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CHLOE: CHASSER CROISER

Dis Voir

ISBN: 9782914563642
USD $40.00 | CAD $54

Pub Date: 10/31/2011
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CHRISTIAN MARCLAY: FIRE & WATER

Dis Voir

ISBN: 9782914563734
USD $40.00 | CAD $54

Pub Date: 6/30/2014
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CHRISTIAN MARCLAY: SOUND STORIES

Snap Inc.

ISBN: 9781942884620
USD $35.00 | CAD $49 UK £ 30

Pub Date: 1/28/2020
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ENSEMBLE

Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania

ISBN: 9780884541127
USD $20.00 | CAD $27.95 UK £ 17.5

Pub Date: 4/1/2008
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FIGURES IN AIR

Inventory Press

ISBN: 9781941753019
USD $20.00 | CAD $34.95 UK £ 17.5

Pub Date: 4/23/2019
Active | Out of stock

HITO STEYERL: THE CITY OF BROKEN WINDOWS

Skira

ISBN: 9788857240299
USD $50.00 | CAD $69.95

Pub Date: 10/8/2019
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LORIS GRéAUD: CROSSFADING

Dis Voir

ISBN: 9782914563758
USD $40.00 | CAD $54

Pub Date: 1/27/2015
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MATTHEW RITCHIE: THE MORNING LINE

Moderne Kunst Nürnberg

ISBN: 9783869842424
USD $80.00 | CAD $107.5

Pub Date: 4/30/2012
Active | Out of stock

ROBIN MINARD: WORKS 1984–2019

Verlag für moderne Kunst

ISBN: 9783903269903
USD $35.00 | CAD $49

Pub Date: 9/15/2020
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ROOM TONE

Errant Bodies Press

ISBN: 9780982743959
USD $20.00 | CAD $27.95

Pub Date: 12/29/2015
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RYOJI IKEDA: DATAPHONICS

Dis Voir

ISBN: 9782914563512
USD $40.00 | CAD $54

Pub Date: 5/31/2010
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SAâDANE AFIF: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Witte de With Publishers

ISBN: 9789073362840
USD $25.00 | CAD $34.5

Pub Date: 10/31/2009
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SOUND AND THE VISUAL ARTS

Dis Voir

ISBN: 9782906571266
USD $29.95 | CAD $39.95

Pub Date: 2/2/1993
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Sound Art: Recommended Reading, Reference Books & Catalogs

A Sound Art Bookshelf Active Backlist Titles

A Brief History of New Music JRP|RINGIER ISBN  9783037641903 Pbk, 6 x 8.25 in. / 320 pgs. | 3/31/2014 | In stock  |   US $29.95	Art or Sound FONDAZIONE PRADA ISBN  9788887029567 Flexi, 8.25 x 11.5 in. / 520 pgs / 146 color. | 9/30/2014 | In stock  |   US $95.00	Chloe: Chasser Croiser DIS VOIR ISBN  9782914563642 Pbk, 6 x 8 in. / 64 pgs / 60 color / Audio CD. | 10/31/2011 | In stock  |   US $40.00
Christian Marclay: Fire & Water DIS VOIR ISBN  9782914563734 Pbk, 6.5 x 8.5 in. / 64 pgs / 60 color / Audio CD. | 6/30/2014 | In stock  |   US $40.00	Christian Marclay: Sound Stories SNAP INC. ISBN  9781942884620 Hbk, 6.75 x 9.75 in. / 104 pgs / 40 color / 13 duotone. | 1/28/2020 | In stock  |   US $35.00	Ensemble INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ISBN  9780884541127 Paperback, 5 x 5 in. / 16 pgs / 16 color / CD Audio | 4/1/2008 | In stock  |   US $20.00
Hito Steyerl: The City of Broken Windows SKIRA ISBN  9788857240299 Hbk, 9.5 x 11 in. / 212 pgs / 272 color. | 10/8/2019 | In stock  |   US $50.00	Loris Gréaud: Crossfading DIS VOIR ISBN  9782914563758 Pbk, 6.5 x 8.5 in. / 64 pgs / 60 color. | 1/27/2015 | In stock  |   US $40.00	Room Tone ERRANT BODIES PRESS ISBN  9780982743959 Pbk, 6 x 8 in. / 84 pgs / 45 color / 12 bw / Audio CD. | 12/29/2015 | In stock  |   US $20.00
Ryoji Ikeda: Dataphonics DIS VOIR ISBN  9782914563512 Pbk, 6.5 x 8.5 in. / 64 pgs / 64 color / Audio CD. | 5/31/2010 | In stock  |   US $40.00	Saâdane Afif: Technical Specifications WITTE DE WITH PUBLISHERS ISBN  9789073362840 Hbk, 7.75 x 11.25 in. / 148 pages / illustrated throughout / cd-rom. | 10/31/2009 | In stock  |   US $25.00	Sound And The Visual Arts DIS VOIR ISBN  9782906571266 Pbk, 6.5 x 8.5 in. / 160 pgs / 14 color / 14 bw. | 2/2/1993 | In stock  |   US $29.95