Back in 1960, John Cage appeared on the television show I’ve Got a Secret, and performed his 1959 compositions Water Walk. Someone uploaded a clip of the episode to YouTube a few years ago, proving that this is a truly beautiful world we all live in. Read More
As you may have heard, it’s the centennial of John Cage’s birth this year, and institutions all around the world are staging special events in honor of the late composer. It turns out that today happens to be the 60th anniversary of the first performance of Cage’s landmark work, 4’33.” Read More
As part of its Modern Poets series, the Museum of Modern Art will host John Cage Day, celebrating the centenary of the artist and composer. Read More
Though it’s somehow hard to believe, John Cage, who died in 1992 at the age of 79, would have turned 100 this year, on Sept. 5. High Line Art is marking the upcoming centennial by joining with Electronic Arts Intermix and Friends of the High Line to present Cage’s film and sound piece One11 and 103 (1992), from Aug. 2 through Sept. 13, on loop, as part of its new High Line Channel 14 series, which will present “films, videos, and sound installations” in the span of the High Line that stretches across West 14th Street. Read More
