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UNITED STATES / New York: Atmosphere for Enjoyment
by Modem
© Modem

until Sunday September 25 2016

MAD - Museum of Art and Design
T : +1 (212) 299 7777
2 Columbus Circle
10019 New York
United States



Harry Bertoia’s Environment for Sound

In the 1960s, world-renowned sculptor and designer Harry Bertoia began exploring the potential relationship between sculpture and sound, and eventually created a significant oeuvre that would crown his life’s work.

Upon discovering the range of tones possible when pieces of wire or metal rods strike one another, Bertoia spent two decades crafting hundreds of “sounding sculptures” in pursuit of a simple instrument. Referred to collectively as “Sonambient,” these sculptures are interactive, kinetic, and audible forms consisting of bundles of metal rods that collide and set off radiant tones when agitated by wind or human touch.

© Modem