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The World Is Sound: Beyond the Exhibition

Artist Talks, Performances, Workshops, and more

This summer, learn to listen with your whole body. Dive deeper into the world of sound with talks, films, workshops, and concerts connected to the exhibition.

About The World Is Sound


In The World Is Sound, explore how sound and our sense of hearing shape our daily lives, our traditions, our history, and all of existence. Featuring work by more than 20 artists, The World Is Sound juxtaposes sound art and Tibetan Buddhist music. Reflect on how you listen and challenge your entrenched ways of thinking. Learn more.

Join the conversation by adding #TheWorldIsSound to your posts on instagram and twitter.

This exhibition is made possible through the generosity of HARMAN. Major support is provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and Rasika and Girish Reddy. The Rubin also thanks Preethi Krishna and Ram Sundaram and contributors to the 2017 Exhibitions Fund.

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