1975
In January 1975, Max Neuhaus participated in the large-scale group exhibition "Artists Make Toys" organized by the Institute for Art and Urban Resources (now MoMA PS1) at The Clocktower Gallery in New York City.
Neuhaus’s contribution was a playful yet highly conceptual sound work that utilized a clawfoot bathtub.
He installed the tub in one of the gallery's bathrooms and modified the door by cutting it in half, leaving only the top portion.
The installation functioned as a miniature version of his famous Water Whistle series. Listeners would get into the tub to hear "unearthly" sounds produced by water-fed whistles.
The piece was cut short after it accidentally flooded the Health and Hospitals Corporation offices located directly beneath the gallery.
Venue: The Clocktower Gallery (108 Leonard St, NYC), an early alternative space managed by Alanna Heiss before the opening of the P.S.1 building.
The show included 59 artists, such as Chris Burden, Hannah Wilke, Laurie Anderson, and Robert Watts.