Sound Art

“We must break out of this limited circle of pure sounds and conquer the infinite variety of noise-sounds.” — Luigi Russolo, The Art of Noises (1913)

Explore 4 sound art exhibitions on now and 2 coming soon globally.

Ending Soon

Somerset House

Sour Loop: Laurel Halo & Hanne Lippard

Until Apr 12

InstallationSound Art

Sound installation on how muzak, ads and anti-loitering audio shape spaces.

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BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Saodat Ismailova: As We Fade

Until Jun 7

Video & Moving ImageInstallationSound Art

First UK solo show by the Central Asian filmmaker — world premiere of Swan Lake 2025

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Ryuichi Sakamoto | seeing sound, hearing time

Until Jul 5

Video & Moving ImageInstallationSound Art

Immersive tribute pairing Sakamoto’s music with installation and moving image.

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Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Subvert, Repair, Reclaim: Contemporary Artists Take Back the Nude

Until Aug 2

PaintingPhotographySculptureVideo & Moving ImagePerformanceSound Art

Twelve artists reclaim bodily autonomy by challenging the Western nude tradition

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Coming Soon

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Dial-A-Poem Hong Kong

Starting Apr 25

InstallationSound Art

Telephone sculptures let you dial into 30 local poets in three languages

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Coming Soon

The Whitworth

Michaela Yearwood-Dan

Starting Apr 17

PaintingDrawing & Works on PaperCeramicsMixed MediaSound Art

First UK institutional show — lush, queer, multi-sensory commission celebrating Blackness and healing

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