On 4/5/07, david <gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Actually, no. The points are (more or less in the order of importance) > recontextualization of silence, exploration of indeterminacy, and > relinquishing the control over the creative process (which is to some extent > an outgrowth of the second point). The point was that Cage was too damn lazy or arrogant to create anything, so he produced 4'33" of meaningless nothingness. The piece reminds me of wide swathes of what passes for modern art in the painting world, where the painting is accompanied by a densely-written, 3-5 page explanation of the painting. Without the textual explanation, the painting itself communicates NOTHING - no meaning, etc. (IMHO, this is a sure sign that the work was funded by a grant.) As my artist-daughter describes them, they're a "spot on the wall."
I think you haven't heard a good performance of it. -- daneasley@xxxxxxxxx dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://towndowner.com http://burntpossum.com _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user
