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Cage, John

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1912-09-05 - 1992-08-12

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

An Introspective / Hansen, Al ; Hoffmann H ; Cage J ; Artaud A ; Brecht G ; Brus G ; Conz F ; Martin H ; Corner P ; Dine J ; Friedman K ; Ginsberg A ; Hendricks G ; Higgins D ; Hutchinson P ; Kaprow A ; Knowles A ; MacLow J ; Tardos A ; Oldenburg C ; Ox J ; Saito T ; Spoerri D ; Tot E ; Werwerka S ; Whitman R ; Young L ; Zarzeela M., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-52526-73654
Scope and Contents This catalogue includes a large number of ephemeral visual/verbal announcements and photographic documentation of happenings. There are several brief essays by artists, poets, and collectors celebrating the life of Hansen who died in 1995. Wikepedia: Alfred Earl "Al" Hansen (5 October 1927 -- 22 June 1995) was an American artist considered as one of the most important Fluxus figures. He was a Norwegian American. Born in New York City, he was a member of the Fluxus art movement and friend to Yoko Ono and John Cage. While serving in Germany in World War II Hansen pushed a piano off the roof of a five story building. This act became the foundation of one of his most recognized performance pieces, the Yoko Ono Piano Drop and inspired artists like Nam June Paik. Hansen was a frequent visitor to The Factory, Andy Warhol's studio in New York. Hansen also studied with and worked with the composer John Cage at the New School for Social Research in New York City. Hansen was perhaps best...
Dates: 1996

Generator & Another Incomplete Understanding / Byrum, John M. ; Cage J ; Hartman A., 2001

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Identifier: CC-44752-46918
Scope and Contents

The poems are based on chance operations as used by John Cage. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Klang-Aktionen '97 / Cobbing B ; Balla G ; Cage J ; Schnebel D., 1997

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Identifier: CC-31701-33210
Scope and Contents

This book served as the program for the event described in the title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Maman / Hubaut, Joel; Cage J; Gerz J; Dupuy J., 1978

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Identifier: CC-08826-9001
Scope and Contents

Preparatory drawing for an announcement of performance by Hubaut at L'Ancienne Poste, Calais. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Silence / Cage, John ; Satie E., 1973

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Identifier: CC-16643-16997
Scope and Contents

This the 4th printing of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973