(Re)sounding at Kimball Art Center Explores Sound Art's Rapture and Discomfort

The Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah, is hosting the group exhibition '(Re)sounding' from May 15 to September 13, 2026. Curated by Nancy Stoaks, the show examines the dual nature of sound as an artistic medium—its capacity for both pleasure and unease. The exhibition features works by artists including Tuomas A. Laitinen, whose immersive installation 'Penelope' (2024) uses ultrasonic audio to create a disorienting environment inspired by Homer's Penelope. Mary Toscano's quilt embroideries visually interpret sound wavelengths, while Andy Rappaport and Milad Mozari explore phenomenological and familial themes. Other artists include Jacob Kirkegaard, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, Yuri Suzuki, Christine Sun Kim, and Spencer Finch, whose 'Study for Goldberg Variation 17' is on view. The exhibition is notable for its deliberate pacing, allowing visitors to process the inherent disorientation of sound art. The review praises the Kimball's intimate scale as ideal for such an immersive experience, noting that sound art is often relegated to backrooms in larger surveys. The show challenges the primacy of sight, suggesting sound's powerful potential to shape perception.