Sight & Sound:

A Visual Metaphor

September 1, 2005 - July 30, 2008

Sight & Sound consists of selected paintings and sculptures from the museum’s permanent collection that provide a glimpse of the simultaneous revolutions in art and music that occurred during the 20th century. Viewers can experience art with the added enhancement of music to gain an understanding of the liberation from traditional forms that transformed both modern art and culture. Located in two major galleries of the museum, this exhibition features listening posts where visitors can hear selections of music by 20th century composers such as Edgard Varèse, Luciano Berio, John Cage, George Antheil, and Terry Riley. These selections were chosen by USU musicologist Dr. Eric Smigel to demonstrate the new ideas of space, time, and the depiction of the new world of technology in art and music.