The commissioned showpiece for Art Basel Hong Kong (May 15-18) was German artist Carsten Nicolai's sound and light work Alpha Pulse, which throbbed nightly up and down the facade of the city's…
Sound art has had only a limited presence in major American museums, London told A.i.A. in a phone interview, though the 2002 Whitney Biennial did include a section devoted to the medium—"if you…