1992
In the edited volume Wireless Imagination: Sound, Radio, and the Avant-Garde (1992), editors Douglas Kahn and Gregory Whitehead present a historical and theoretical survey of sound as a medium, emphasizing its liberation from musical constraints through technological and radiophonic experimentation.
Contextual and Direct Connections to Max Neuhaus
While the book serves as a foundational text for the "Sound Art" movement that Neuhaus helped define, his specific contributions and presence in the discourse are noted in several ways:
Pioneer of the "Sound Installation": The volume provides the historical lineage for artists like Neuhaus, who is credited with coining the term "sound installation" to describe works that prioritize the spatial organization of sound over traditional temporal musical progression.
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