Tribute to John Cage

Program: Tribute to John Cage, A

Date: 1976-01-01

Duration: 00:01:22



Clip Description

In this short excerpt from Nam June Paik's "Tribute to John Cage," avant-garde composer Cage is shown performing his famous silent piece "4:33" in Harvard Square, Boston.




Program Description

This one-off special by Nam June Paik features the work of the avant-garde composer, John Cage.

In this documentary-style work created by Nam June Paik and narrated by Russell Connor, works by John Cage and Paik are juxtaposed. Cage is shown performing his famous silent piece "4:33" in Harvard Square, Boston, and creating silent pieces for camera in New York City by throwing the I Ching to determine locations for spontaneous performances. One of Paik's robot creations is pictured on the street with bystanders. Composer Alvin Lucier appears in a talk-show-style format to discuss Cage's importance. Directed by David Atwood and Fred Barzyk.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• John
• Cage
• 4`33``
• Nam
• June
• Paik

[mthai66]

I watched this being filmed!

[drielycarter]

Did you really?

How was it?

[JesusTees]

You obviously don't get it.

Go Listen to Metallica.

[wisteela]

Genius.

[ironbear]

Rather a handsome fellow in his prime. We salute you, Mr. Cage!

[mafiaEmandolino]

GENIOUS

[duanetje]

its experimenting with performance / video art. But if u watch his performance , ur so focused on him , expecting to hear music but u hear all the noises around u. I think its a clever idea :) all sound is equal according to him.

[brandon9271]

the "song" is called 4'33 and it's 4 mins and 33 seconds of silence. The song is different every time because of crowd noise, traffic, etc. You have to be a hippie or some sort of pretentious "art snob" to actually consider it a song. I think Its more of a social experiment to fuck with people.

[MetalliKid777]

He didnt fuckin do anything! Fuckin stupid

[YourMentalDisorder]

oh, a piano version!

i lllllovitt!