The Color of Sound JANUARY 13–MARCH 18, 2023
THE MUSEUM 191 Fifth Street East, Ketchum, Idaho Tue–Fri, 10am–5pm Sat, 11am–4pm HAILEY CLASSROOM 314 Second Ave South, Hailey, Idaho Scheduled Class Times SUN VALLEY MUSEUM OF ART P.O. Box 656, Sun Valley, ID 83353 208.726.9491 • svmoa.org
COVER: Brad Johnson, Lost in Deep Time, 2022, multiscreen digital installation, courtesy the artist
INTERIOR, TOP TO BOTTOM: Brad Johnson, Lost in Deep Time, 2022, multiscreen digital installation, installation views, courtesy the artist
INTRODUCTION PANELS: Daniel Mullen with Lucy Cordes Engelman, 80-49, 2019, acrylic on linen, courtesy Paul Kyle Gallery from the Collection of Jane Young and Ricky Li
Daniel Mullen with Lucy Cordes Engelman, Between Two Centuries, 2018, acrylic on linen, Collection of Diamond Zhou and Paul Kyle
Anne Patterson, Star Spinning Through Spring (Copper), 2018, piano wire, steel, resin, courtesy the artist
Vance Kirkland, Mysteries Near Mars, oil paint and water on linen, Collection Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, Denver
BACK PANEL: Mary Ellen Bute, still from Rhythm in Light, 1934, courtesy Center for Visual Music
he Color of Sound explores the relationship between art and synesthesia, the neurological phenomenon that allows some people to experience one sense through another. It features artwork by artists who are synesthetes as well as work by artists who, though not synesthetes, seek to create multisensory experiences for viewers. Synesthesia can take a wide variety of forms (perceiving letters or numbers as
colors, for example, or associating a word with a scent or taste), but perception of sound as color or as shape has been particularly powerful for artists seeking to translate music into visual artform. The artwork in the exhibition ranges from paintings, drawings and sculptures inspired by the synesthetic experience of music to film projections and an immersive installation.