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John Cage; a dialogue between art.
After two years it became clear to both of us that I had no feeling for harmony. For Schoenberg, harmony was not just coloristic: it was structural. It was the means one used to distinguish one part of a composition from another. Therefore he said I’d never be able to write music. “Why not?” “You’ll come to a wall and won’t be able to get through.” “Then I’ll spend my life knocking my head against that wall.”
This excerpt is from John Cage: An Autobiographical Statement, which is filled to the brim with remarkable and inspirational ideas, as is the conversation between John and Paul Cummings. Topics covered: Zen Buddism, Black Mountain College, John’s chess apprenticeship with Duchamp, mythology, Wittgenstein, Malevich, painting, the nature/structure of music, the ‘dialogue’ between arts and artists, etc.
i like it how people can think so much about ultimately nothing (4′ 33″)
i like it how people can think so much about ultimately nothing (4′ 33″)
People yearn for invitations to think, despite what Hollywood often thinks.
I think.
People yearn for invitations to think, despite what Hollywood often thinks.
I think.
i think i agree. and i like the ‘despite what hollywood thinks.’
people just need a nice prod (kick) in the thinking direction, and they’ll put out some effort.
i think i agree. and i like the ‘despite what hollywood thinks.’
people just need a nice prod (kick) in the thinking direction, and they’ll put out some effort.
NICE!
NICE!
I love cage. I really do. I want a copy or Roratorio.
I love cage. I really do. I want a copy or Roratorio.
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