Music is a Better Noise brings together musicians who make art and artists who make music, or for whom music is an integral part of their creative process. The first part of the exhibition, organized by P.S.1 Curatorial Advisor Nick Stillman and featured in the Drawing Gallery, focuses on New York-based artists/musicians who emerged during New York's remarkable mid-1970s to early 1980s period, and who continue to make music today. In the Painting Gallery, the second part of the exhibition, curated by P.S.1 Curatorial Advisor Bob Nickas, focuses on works by a range of artists and musicians who have been active since the late 1980s and early 1990s.