Sonic Terrains in Latinx Art is a major exhibition of Latinx sound practices, extending from the early avant-gardism of sound art to new interdisciplinary art forms. The exhibition showcases an intergenerational roster of 30 artists and collectives who utilize sound in diverse and varied outputs, including visual art, performance, spoken word, music, pirate radio, public protest, and social practice. Works within the exhibition examine the medium and structure of diverse sonic forms, as well as address the role of sound in processes of racialization, resistance, identity formation, cultural belonging, and collective healing. Taken together, these artists and artworks underscore the function and malleability of sound as an instrument for creative expression and political intervention.
Sonic Terrain in Latinx Art
MUXXXE, Chula, 2019. Video still. Courtesy of the artist.
Nyugen E. Smith and Marvin Fabien, LEST WE FORGET (Puerto Rico Edition), 2018, Site-specific performance with an original soundscape. Video by Roberto G. Rivera Sanchez, 15 minutes, 43 seconds. Courtesy of the artists.
Guillermo Galindo, Juan Jaula Cage Variations II, 2012, Performance documentation, 16 minutes, 10 seconds. Courtesy of the artist.
Nyugen E. Smith and Marvin Fabien, LEST WE FORGET (Puerto Rico Edition), 2018, Site-specific performance with an original soundscape. Video by Roberto G. Rivera Sanchez, 15 minutes, 43 seconds. Courtesy of the artists.
Nyugen E. Smith and Marvin Fabien, LEST WE FORGET (Puerto Rico Edition), 2018, Site-specific performance with an original soundscape. Video by Roberto G. Rivera Sanchez, 15 minutes, 43 seconds. Courtesy of the artists.
Installation view, Sonic Terrains in Latinx Art, on view at the Vincent Price Art Museum, Los Angeles, April 30 – July 30, 2022. Photo by Monica Orozco.
Tania Candiani, Ríos antiguos, ríos entubados, ríos muertos (Ancient rivers, cased rivers, dead rivers), 2019, 13 custom musical boxes. Courtesy of the artist.
Installation view, Sonic Terrains in Latinx Art, on view at the Vincent Price Art Museum, Los Angeles, April 30 – July 30, 2022. Photo by Monica Orozco.
SONIC TERRAINS IN LATINX ART at VPAM opening reception shot by Monica Orozco
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