John Cage
Birthday: 1912-09-05
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography: John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, artist, and philosopher. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde.
Movies
Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint
In the late 1950's, Jasper Johns emerged as force in the American art scene. His richly worked paint...
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Twinkle Dammit!
In 1971, Margaret Leng Tan was the first woman to earn a Doctorate degree from the Juilliard School....
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Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto
The happening Alla ricerca del silenzio perduto - Cage's Train has lingered in the memory of all the...
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John Cage: Journeys in Sound
A sonic innovator or an expert on chance? This documentary by Oscar-winning director Allan Miller an...
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Four American Composers: John Cage
A television documentary about John Cage and his music....
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Sound??
Although Rahsaan Roland Kirk and John Cage never actually meet in this film (Cage's enigmatic questi...
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One 11 and 103
Avant-garde composer John Cage is famous for his experimental pieces and "chance music" but temporar...
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Mr. Hoover and I
Celebrated documentary filmmaker Emile DeAntonio discusses his comtempt for J Edgar Hoover, the Fede...
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Global Groove
Global Groove was a collaborative piece by Nam June Paik and John Godfrey. Paik, amongst other artis...
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498 Third Avenue
Observational documentary about the Merce Cunningham Dance Company rehearsing throughout the summer ...
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Variations V
A multi-media event with choreographed dance, mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film project...
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers....
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A Tribute to John Cage
A Tribute to John Cage is Paik's homage to avant-garde composer John Cage. A major figure in contemp...
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Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective
This film includes important examples of the Robert Rauschenberg's diverse and extraordinary accompl...
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At Land
A woman washes up on a beach and embarks on a surreal journey, encountering others and fragmented ve...
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All Star Video
A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by Ryuichi Sa...
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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the ha...
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John Cage Meets Sun Ra
The never-before-seen in its entirety, visual documentation proving this avant-garde collaboration o...
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John Cage
Experimental composer John Cage tours Europe with The Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 1966....
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Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who...
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John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point
"Filmic impressions of composer John Cage, mushroom hunting on his home ground of Stony Point, New Y...
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John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
This 56-minute documentary on America's most controversial and unique composer manages to cover a gr...
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Merce Cunningham
The choreographer Merce Cunningham working with the musician John Cage and the painter Robert Rausch...
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Trying to Describe Oneself
Trying to describe oneself is a movie about representation. How it is possible, through film, to des...
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How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)
2012 documentary on John Cage celebrating his 100th birthday in the form of a re-edit of partially u...
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Poetry in Motion
More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the fi...
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In the Ocean
A brief overview and focus on composers Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe, John Cage, Steve Reich, Elliott C...
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Concept tape 3 (Performance)
A compilation tape of performances including John Cage Performs James Joyce, Arakawa, and Iimura's f...
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American Art in the 1960s
During this critical decade in American life, artists built on the styles of the 1950s. An explosion...
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Everybody's Cage
In “Everybody’s Cage”, German film artist Sandra Trostel turns John Cage and his approach to art int...
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Cursive II
Lin Hwai-min's Cursive II is inspired by the aesthetics of calligraphy. Set to music by John Cage, i...
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Symphony Of The Invisible
"Symphony of the Invisible" is a reflection on creation and how through art, poetry and images you c...
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Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)
Inverting the form, style and time frame of commercial television advertising, Logue has produced a ...
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John Cage: From Zero
A fascinating study of merging form with content, broken into four shorts, each complete with openin...
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John Cage: Man and Myth
An experimental documentary that looks at its subject John Cage through the eyes of contemporary Ava...
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