KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ John Cage Lecture Reading: On Rauschenberg, Duchamp, and Johns, 1 of 2

Analog Audio


Event Type
Lectures and Panel Discussions
Origin
KPFA
Identifier
C.1965.01.06.c1.A
Program Length
85 min
Part
1 of 2
Dates
1968-05-06 | broadcast
| 1965-01-06 | created
Description
John Cage reads: "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist and His Work", published in his book “Silence”, and "26 Statements Re Duchamp", and "Jasper Johns: Stories and Ideas", both published in his book “A Year From Monday”. The lecture begins with an amusing and informative autobiographical introduction to his interest in art and artists, how he became a composer, and how he wrote each of these pieces.
Genres
Literature
Modern Art
Musical Selections
On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist and His Work -- 26 Statements Re Duchamp
Subjects
Art, Modern
Avant-garde (Art)
Literature, Experimental
Music -- History and criticism
Related places
Los Angeles (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Cage, John