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Twin Peaks in the Himalayas: Where Pop Culture Meets Ancient CultureConnecting the mysteries in Twin Peaks with objects in the Rubin's collectionPop CultureBuddhismTraditional Himalayan Art
How Well Do You Know Henri Cartier-Bresson?Honoring the legendary photographerPhotographyContemporary Art Forms
Elevate Your Practice: Sound Baths, Sound Healing, and MudrasDelve into meditative techniques beyond mindfulnessInterviewsHealing
The Cosmic DroneWhat accounts for the fascination with the drone among sound artists?Contemporary Art FormsMusicMagazine
One Verse: A Chorus of Light and SoundThe chanting of OM can be a metaphor for our current understanding of the foundations of existenceTechnologyScienceMagazine
Music, Molecules, and the Middle WayThe musician reflects on songs, sounds, and silenceInterviewsMusicPersonal PerspectivesMagazine
Listening and Liberation: The World Is SoundAn exhibition ventures into the power of sound and practice of listeningContemporary Art FormsTraditional Himalayan ArtMusicBuddhismMagazine
The Wisdom of Silence (and Chocolate)That which is silent, everything is possibleBuddhismBuddhist PerspectivesMindfulnessMagazine
Mediated VoicesJohn Giorno and Christine Sun Kim explore the sounds of our mindsContemporary Art FormsMagazine
The Ear of the BeholderWhat is the relationship between music and our brains?MusicInterviewsScienceMagazine
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