John Cage

John Cage

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday5 September 1912
Died12 August 1992 (age 79)
Place of birthLos Angeles, California, USA
Known credits61

Biography

John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, artist, and philosopher. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde.

Nova '78
Nova '78
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis
Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis
2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 · Self (archive footage)
4'33"
4'33"
2021 · Music
Ouverture - Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Ouverture - Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
2021 · Original Music Composer
Symphony Of The Invisible
Symphony Of The Invisible
2020 · Self (voice)
Twinkle Dammit!
Twinkle Dammit!
2020
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Nivose
Nivose
2017 · Music
Everybody's Cage
Everybody's Cage
2015 · John Cage
Video Wall Installation of John Cage’s 4’33″
Video Wall Installation of John Cage’s 4’33″
2013 · Music
John Cage: Journeys in Sound
John Cage: Journeys in Sound
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Bo Cage
Bo Cage
2012 · Music
How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)
How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)
2012 · himself
Drums
2011 · Music
Ocean
Ocean
2010 · Conceptual Design
Butterfly Experiment
Butterfly Experiment
2008 · Music
Cursive II
Cursive II
2006
Trying to Describe Oneself
Trying to Describe Oneself
2005 · Himself
In the Ocean
In the Ocean
2001
John Cage: From Zero
John Cage: From Zero
1995 · Self
John Cage: From Zero
John Cage: From Zero
1995 · Music
Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel
1993 · Self
Beach Birds for Camera
Beach Birds for Camera
1992 · Music
One 11 and 103
One 11 and 103
1992
One 11 and 103
One 11 and 103
1992 · Writer
One 11 and 103
One 11 and 103
1992 · Director
Concept tape 3 (Performance)
Concept tape 3 (Performance)
1991
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
1990 · Self
John Cage: Man and Myth
John Cage: Man and Myth
1990 · Self
Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint
Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint
1989 · Self
Mr. Hoover and I
Mr. Hoover and I
1989
The Power of Speech
The Power of Speech
1988 · Music
Points in Space
Points in Space
1987 · Music
All Star Video
All Star Video
1985 · Self
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
1984 · Self
Four American Composers: John Cage
Four American Composers: John Cage
1983 · Himself
Poetry in Motion
Poetry in Motion
1982 · Self
Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective
Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective
1979 · Self
Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto
Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto
1979
A Tribute to John Cage
A Tribute to John Cage
1976
Westbeth
Westbeth
1975 · Music
At Santa Monica 3
At Santa Monica 3
1975 · Music
Global Groove
Global Groove
1973 · Self
John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point
1973
American Art in the 1960s
American Art in the 1960s
1972 · Self
Inner Man
Inner Man
1972 · Music
End of the Art World
End of the Art World
1971 · Music
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