A sound artist hears symphonies in ambient noise: Bruce Odland is an artist whose medium is sound. Amid a culture dominated by the eyes, he’s pleading with us to open our ears. He’s not a musician in the traditional sense, though his tousled hair and dramatic gestures suggest a certain stage presence. He’s a master of the sea of natural and man-made sound – the aural flotsam and jetsam that most of us scarcely pay attention to. [CSM]
Thieves pilfering copper to peddle: Heavy metal is driving the latest trend in art theft. With the cost of copper and other metals skyrocketing, thieves around the world are targeting outdoor sculpture to sell as scrap. [Philadelpjia Inquirer]
A Businessman’s View of Mid-American Life: That is the unintentionally disquieting effect produced by many of the 210 black-and-white photographs that make up “Bill Wood’s Business,” a fascinating, compact exhibition at the International Center of Photography. [NYT]
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