2018
In his 2018 book, Sonic Flux: Sound, Art, and Metaphysics, Christoph Cox discusses the work of Max Neuhaus, using the artist's sound installations as an example of sound art that reveals the philosophical significance of a "sonic flux". Cox analyzes how Neuhaus's work engages with the ideas of noise, silence, and environmental sound.
Max Neuhaus's Times Square and the "sonic flux"
Cox cites Neuhaus's famous installation Times Square as a key example of a work that highlights the concept of sonic flux. Cox explains that Neuhaus's installation, an unmarked work generating a continuous hum below a subway grate, draws attention to the existing environmental sounds of its location. By doing so, it prompts the listener to consider the surrounding sounds as part of a larger sonic flow.