Bed of Sound , an encompassing exhibition of sound works in an unusual setting.
Sound art is presented in two sections.
Works by approximately 60 sound artists are experienced through headphones while lying on New York's largest futon bed. In an adjacent space, sound is experienced collectively through loud speakers for casual or prolonged listening. Additional artists will be featured in an audio archive in P.S.1's cafe. Volume explores the roots of sound discovery, and allows the audience to draw parallels to the live DJ's and performances in the outdoor Warm Up series. The audio archives will include a CD jukebox which will feature influential compilations of sound works by the Futurists, Zona, Harry Smith archive, Just Another Asshole, State of the Union, Murmurs, and Tellus, as well as seminal pieces by such composers as Edgard Varese, Iannis Xenakis, Lejaren Hiller with John Cage, Toru Takemitsu, Jerry Hunt, Harry Bertoia and David Tudor.