Artists from Francis Alys to the Otolith Group meditate on the aesthetic and political possibilities of -the percussive-
Accompanying the 2022 exhibition at Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco, Drum Listens to Heart reflects on the many ways that percussion exists beyond the framework of music and imagines -the percussive- as an aesthetic, expressive and political form more broadly. The publication includes a new essay by the curator, images of the works in the exhibition by the 25 artists and artist collectives, and short texts by 10 scholars, writers, artists and curators who respond to a single word to create a -glossary- of terms associated with percussion.
Artists include: Francis Al-s, Luke Anguhadluq, Marcos -vila Forero, Raven Chacon, Em-kal Eyongakpa, Theaster Gates, Milford Graves, David Hammons, Consuelo Tupper Hern-ez, Susan Howe & David Grubbs, NIC Kay, Barry Le Va, Rose Lowder, Lee Lozano, Guadalupe Maravilla,
