Soundscapes review – feeble, wrong-headed, and unambitious

National Gallery, London
Inviting sound artists to compose a work in response to a painting in the collection is the worst idea the National Gallery has had in yearsLet’s start with a quick test. Imagine you are standing in front of a pointillist shoreline of clear waters beneath an opalescent sky. Tiny waves stir the surface, which is composed of thousands of bright dots of sea green, white and ultramarine. Now imagine the most obvious soundtrack anyone could possibly come up with in response