John Cage Movies

  • 1989
    Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint

    Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint

    Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint

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    In the late 1950's, Jasper Johns emerged as force in the American art scene. His richly worked paintings of maps, flags, and targets led the artistic...

    Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint
  • 2020
    Twinkle Dammit!

    Twinkle Dammit!

    Twinkle Dammit!

    02020HD

    In 1971, Margaret Leng Tan was the first woman to earn a Doctorate degree from the Juilliard School. Since then, her five-decade career has made the m...

    Twinkle Dammit!
  • 1979
    Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto

    Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto

    Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto

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    The happening Alla ricerca del silenzio perduto - Cage's Train has lingered in the memory of all the people who took part in it, and the echoes left b...

    Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto
  • 2012
    John Cage: Journeys in Sound

    John Cage: Journeys in Sound

    John Cage: Journeys in Sound

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    A sonic innovator or an expert on chance? This documentary by Oscar-winning director Allan Miller and Emmy-winner Paul Smaczny pays tribute to the mos...

    John Cage: Journeys in Sound
  • 1983
    Four American Composers: John Cage

    Four American Composers: John Cage

    Four American Composers: John Cage

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    A television documentary about John Cage and his music.

    Four American Composers: John Cage
  • 1966
    Sound??

    Sound??

    Sound??

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    Although Rahsaan Roland Kirk and John Cage never actually meet in this film (Cage's enigmatic questions about sound are intercut with some of Kirk's m...

    Sound??
  • 1992
    One 11 and 103

    One 11 and 103

    One 11 and 103

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    Avant-garde composer John Cage is famous for his experimental pieces and "chance music" but temporarily branched into video in 1992 with this art film...

    One 11 and 103
  • 1989
    Mr. Hoover and I

    Mr. Hoover and I

    Mr. Hoover and I

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    Celebrated documentary filmmaker Emile DeAntonio discusses his comtempt for J Edgar Hoover, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),and American po...

    Mr. Hoover and I
  • 1973
    Global Groove

    Global Groove

    Global Groove

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    Global Groove was a collaborative piece by Nam June Paik and John Godfrey. Paik, amongst other artists who shared the same vision in the 1960s, saw th...

    Global Groove
  • 1968
    498 Third Avenue

    498 Third Avenue

    498 Third Avenue

    01968HD

    Observational documentary about the Merce Cunningham Dance Company rehearsing throughout the summer of 1967 in New York.

    498 Third Avenue
  • 1966
    Variations V

    Variations V

    Variations V

    01966HD

    A multi-media event with choreographed dance, mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and live-electronic music activated by the da...

    Variations V
  • 2019
    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

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    The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
  • 1976
    A Tribute to John Cage

    A Tribute to John Cage

    A Tribute to John Cage

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    A Tribute to John Cage is Paik's homage to avant-garde composer John Cage. A major figure in contemporary art and music, Cage was one of the primary i...

    A Tribute to John Cage
  • 1979
    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

    01979HD

    This film includes important examples of the Robert Rauschenberg's diverse and extraordinary accomplishments, tracing his development from his student...

    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective
  • 1944
    At Land

    At Land

    At Land

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    A dream-like narrative in which a woman (Deren),is washed up on a beach and goes on a strange journey, a quest for personal identity, encountering ot...

    At Land
  • 1985
    All Star Video

    All Star Video

    All Star Video

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    A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

    All Star Video
  • 1984
    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

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    In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the much...

    Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
  • 2024
    John Cage Meets Sun Ra

    John Cage Meets Sun Ra

    John Cage Meets Sun Ra

    02024HD

    The never-before-seen in its entirety, visual documentation proving this avant-garde collaboration of mythic proportions did indeed occur. Recorded at...

    John Cage Meets Sun Ra
  • 1966
    John Cage

    John Cage

    John Cage

    01966HD

    Experimental composer John Cage tours Europe with The Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 1966.

    John Cage
  • 2023
    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

    6.82023HD

    The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artist...

    Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV