In New York City – ranked among the top 10 loudest cities in the world – noise is a constant. The din in restaurants soars over 90 decibels, and subways rushing across the city register more than 80 decibels. Since end of March and running through August 2, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum offers a serene and silent escape: PSAD Synthetic Desert III.
The art work, conceived by Doug Wheeler, realized by the Guggenheim Museum, and sponsored by BASF Corporation, manipulates sound, light and space in a "semi-anechoic chamber" designed to suppress all but the lowest levels of ambient sound.
The art work, conceived by Doug Wheeler, realized by the Guggenheim Museum, and sponsored by BASF Corporation, manipulates sound, light and space in a "semi-anechoic chamber" designed to suppress all but the lowest levels of ambient sound.
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