Music Composed and Performed During Performance of Merce Cunningham and Dance Company

1973

John Cage

Associated Names
John Cage

Artist, American, 1912 - 1992

The image shows various horizontal lines, some straight and some dashed, along with numbers and symbols. The lines create a composition resembling an abstract musical score. Some symbols are encircled or grouped similar to annotations or instructions. The layout suggests sheet music but with an abstract interpretation. There are references to "hexagram" and musical notes on a staff, blending a mystical chart with a musical manuscript, showcasing a relationship between sound and abstraction.

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Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York, NY; purchase/gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Notations overall; on mount, lower left in graphite: Music composed and performed during performance of Merce Cunningham and Dance Company 1973; on mount, lower right in graphite: John Cage

Wikidata ID

Q64582138

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