[silence] Cage's Extramusical Pursuits; Request for Advice

[Rob Haskins]

It's true that Kathan Brown has documented Cage's work in visual art very well, but no one (to my knowledge) has really considered his visual work from the vantage point of art history or serious art criticism. The same applies to his substantial work in theater. These are very important topics crying out for scholarly treatment.

Best,
Rob

 
Rob Haskins
Assistant Professor of Music
University of New Hampshire
rob_haskins@yahoo.com
http://robhaskins.net
http://musicandmiscellaneous.blogspot.com/

"Heroism doesn't consist in brilliantly combatting someone else. . . .  What is heroic is to accept the situation in which you find yourself."  -- John Cage




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From: Louis Goldstein <louieg@wfu.edu>
To: Sarah Stanton <sarahjbstanton@gmail.com>
Cc: silence@list.mail.virginia.edu
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 1:35:15 PM
Subject: Re: [silence] Cage's Extramusical Pursuits; Request for Advice

If I'm remembering correctly, Kathan Brown's book gives
quite a bit of 
detail about how Cage made the prints he did at Crown Point Press.

Louie

 
John Cage Visual Art: To Sober and Quiet the Mind by Kathan Brown(Hardcover - Mar 30, 2001)

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On 5/25/2009 4:01 AM, Sarah Stanton wrote: 
Hello everyone,

My name is Sarah Stanton and I am an Honours musicology student at the
University of  Western Australia. I am currently investigating the
issue of Cage's extramusical interests and the manner in and extent to
which they influenced the formation of his musical ideas. I would
particularly like to focus on his other creative pursuits, although I
am still exploring the boundaries of the topic. My reading thus far
has not uncovered any in-depth research on this issue, one which I
believe is crucial to a fuller understanding of Cage, his mindset and
his working practices. I believe I have already contacted some of the
subscribers to this mailing list directly; however, any further advice
anyone can offer me regarding the undertaking of this research would
be greatly appreciated. I would also welcome any personal insights
regarding the topic which anyone may have.

Many thanks and kind regards,
Sarah

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