John Cage Day
dal 8/8/2012 al 8/8/2012
Segnalato da
8/8/2012
John Cage Day
The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA, New York
Celebrating the centenary of legendary artist, composer, philosopher, and writer. A day of readings and performances as part of its Modern Poets series.
Celebrate the centenary of legendary artist, composer, philosopher, and writer John Cage with a series of readings, performances, musical compositions, and personal reflections by poets, writers, musicians, and scholars. Participants include writer and editor Richard Kostelantez; Joan Retallack, poet, essayist, critic, and John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Humanities at Bard College; pianist and toy-piano virtuoso Margaret Leng Tan; and poet, editor, and curator Roger van Voorhees. Throughout the day in the Museum’s public spaces, listen for soprano Catherine Hancock as she performs John Cage's Aria (1958). In the evening (at 6:30 p.m.), enjoy John Cage-composed and Cage-inspired percussion music during MoMA Nights, when Third Coast Percussion presents Revolution: The Cage Century.
This event is part of MoMA's John Cage Day, celebrating the centenary of legendary artist, composer, philosopher, and writer John Cage with a series of readings, performances, musical compositions, and personal reflections by poets, writers, musicians, and scholars.
See all events here: http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/2012/8/9
Revitalizing Frank O'Hara's legacy and MoMA's historical commitment to poetry, this series invites poets and performers to bring the literary tradition to the Museum's collection. They read historical works and their own work that reflects on modern and contemporary art.
Image: John Cage. Photo by Betty Freeman. Courtesy of the John Cage Trust
Press Contact:
Sarah Jarvis, (212) 708-9757, sarah_jarvis@moma.org
Margaret Doyle, (212) 408-6400, margaret_doyle@moma.org
Thursday, August 9, 2012, 12:00 p.m.
Free with Museum admission.
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street, New York, NY 10019
Museum Admission: $25 adults; $18 seniors, 65 years and over with I.D.; $14 full-time students with current I.D. Free, members and children 16 and under.