This Thursday, December 9, at 7 PM, I’ll be giving a talk, “The Silences of John Cage,” based on my 4’33″ book, at the Unsound Lounge, presented by the Goethe Institute, 5 East 3rd St. between Bowery and 2nd Ave. in New York City. Hope to see some of you there.
Unfortunate timing on this Kyle: that’s directly opposite Mikel Rouse at BAM. Would have loved to hear the talk.
http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=2239
KG replies: Hey, go Saturday like me.
Have you been tipped about this yet, Kyle?
An attempt to make a pop music celeb recording (with obligatory remixes) of 4:33 go to the top of the christmas charts in the UK.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/dec/06/cage-against-machine-x-factor
KG replies: Yes, I’ve been hearing about it.
You should just stand at the podium wordless for 45 minutes.
it occurred to me recently while reading thomas merton that john cage might well have read max picard’s book > at some point.
one wonders
i checked citation ; it’s a photo finish (both 4’33″ & this book 1952)
PICARD, Max
The World of Silence
(Regnery : 1952 ; translated from DIE WELT DES SEBWEIGENS [1948])
happy 1.1.11!