Still in Sound

The exhibition Still in Sound, on view from May 16, 2026, through February 14, 2027, at the Clyfford Still Museum, explores the diverse ways to understand abstract visual language through sound. Co-curated by Bailey Placzek, CSM’s curator of collections, and Ben Coleman, a British multi-disciplinary artist, Still in Sound engages five contemporary artists working with sound in their practice. After brief residencies onsite at the Museum, each artist selects an abstract artwork by Clyfford Still and composes an original sound-based piece in response. Their selections and resulting compositions set the tone for each of the Still’s largest galleries. Placzek, in turn, responds by filling the rest of each room with other works by Still that resonate with the tone set by the artist’s contribution and artwork selection for that gallery. Then, Coleman arranges the various sounds drifting across the Museum’s galleries to create a holistic, immersive environment through which visitors enjoy a multisensory, unexpected experience with Still’s work. Guest artists include: Maria Chávez, Maya Dunietz, Kalyn Heffernan, Matana Roberts, and Michael Schumacher.