1968
In the 1968 issue of Arts/Canada (Vol. 25, p. 17), the Society for Art Publications documented Max Neuhaus’s presence in Canada, focusing on his transition from a "percussionist extraordinaire" to a pioneer of environmental sound.
This entry serves as a critical record of Neuhaus's March 7–10, 1968 technical work in Toronto. It details his use of a "grouping control" system, which allowed him to treat sound as a physical, spatial entity rather than a linear sequence of notes.
The publication highlights how Neuhaus was moving away from the concert hall to engage with the urban landscape. This aligns with the "ecology of sound" themes later explored in his 1974 Artitudes interview.
Arts/Canada was a primary forum for the intermedia movement; the article places Neuhaus alongside other artists who were "de-materializing" the art object (as Dore Ashton would describe in Art in America later that year).