{"product_id":"background-noise-second-edition-brandon-labelle-9781628923520","title":"Background Noise, Second Edition: Perspectives on Sound Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBackground Noise\u003c\/i\u003e follows the development of sound as an artistic medium and illustrates how sound is put to use within modes of composition, installation, and performance. While chronological in its structure, Brandon LaBelle's book is informed by spatial thinking - weaving architecture, environments, and the specifics of location into the work of sound, with the aim of formulating an expansive history and understanding of sound art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt its center the book presupposes an intrinsic relation between sound and its location, galvanizing acoustics, sound phenomena, and the environmental with the tensions inherent in what LaBelle identifies as sound's relational dynamic. For the author, this is embedded within sound's tendency to become public expressed in its ability to travel distances, foster cultural expression, and define spaces while being radically flexible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis second expanded edition includes new chapter about the future of sound art, revisions to the text as well as a new preface by Brandon LaBelle. Intersecting material analysis with theoretical frameworks spanning art and architectural theory, performance studies, and media theory, \u003ci\u003eBackground Noise\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case that sound art should be at the core of contemporary culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brandon LaBelle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628923520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628923520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Brandon LaBelle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829783949567,"sku":"9781628923520","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f6df0d42-2950-474b-942c-4941c6465c73.jpg?v=1708451636","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/background-noise-second-edition-brandon-labelle-9781628923520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}