[LAU] Re: Re: That must suck. For me it's about beauty--musicisjustone path

[david]

Dan Easley wrote:
> On 4/5/07, david <gnome at hawaii.rr.com> 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.

I've never heard a performance of it at all, and don't feel a particular 
need to hear it.

-- 
David
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