Open AccessHearing Architecture: A Review of Bill Fontana's "Sonic Shadows"
Author(s) -
Chris Downey
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
disability studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2159-8371
pISSN - 1041-5718
DOI - 10.18061/dsq.v33i3.3759
Subject(s) - architecture , blindness , sound (geography) , visual arts , key (lock) , art , art history , aesthetics , computer science , acoustics , physics , medicine , optometry , computer security
A blind architect reviews a sound installation at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Since museums are frequently works of art in themselves, the author describes new avenues for architectural appreciation. Key words: Blindness, blind museum access, Bill Fontana, architecture, sonic aesthetics.