Since the heyday of conceptualism in the ’70s, there have been artists doing interesting things with sound—not “music,” which is something very different, but sound as evidence of the natural or human world, combined in ways that intensify your consciousness of surroundings. This survey doesn’t cover everyone who has done this kind of work over the last few decades (Usry Alleyne, for instance, isn’t here) but it does represent sound artists ranging from Leif Brush (a pioneer, now in his sixties) to Abinadi Meza (in his twenties). There’ll be a lot of depth to this show, so you’ll need time; give yourself a couple of hours to hear the murmurs and cries of stars, light, and trees. Minnesota Museum of American Art, 651-266-1030.
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