John Cage 4'33
  • exhibition catalogue
  • wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • sewn bound
  • black-and-white
  • 33.4 x 24
  • 288 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 9783940064417

John Cage 4'33" : Sounds Like Silence, Silence Today

John Cage, Dieter Daniels, Inke Arns, Brandon LaBelle, David Toop, Dörte Schmidt, Julia H. Schröder, Jan Theben, Hans-Friedrich Bormann, William Letterman, Kyle Gann, Branden W. Joseph

John Cage 4'33

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Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at Hartware MedienKunstVerein (HMKV) at the Dortmunder U, Dortmund, Germany, August 25, 2012 - January 6, 2013. Edited and with text by Dieter Daniels and Inke Arns. Additional text by Brandon LaBelle, David Toop, Dörte Schmidt, Julia H. Schröder, Jan Theben. Contributions by Hans-Friedrich Bormann, William Letterman, Kyle Gann, Branden W. Joseph, et al. Includes biographical notes. "The title of this book and the exhibition it documents—Sounds Like Silence—is ambiguous. On the one hand, silence effectively »sounds«—or as Cage put it, »There is no such thing as silence.« On the other hand, sound needs silence in order to be heard. Even if complete silence does not exist, every sound implicitly conveys the notion of silence: there is no presence without absence. The double meaning of Sounds Like Silence therefore touches upon the central issues at stake in this project: what do we hear when there is nothing to hear; to what extent do we long for silence; and how much silence can we cope with—provided it even exists? John Cage''''s 4''''33" (four minutes, thirty-three seconds) premiered on August 29, 1952. This book presents new theoretical writings and artistic works referring to this groundbreaking work, together with original scores and the composer''''s own variations, derivatives, and sequels of the »silent piece« in the years from 1962 to 1992." --publishers statement.

Leipzig, Germany: Spector Books,
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