Cage Nam June: A Multimedia Friendship
October 5, 2006- November 3, 2006
Reception: October 5, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
601 W 26th St
As part of its Homage to
Nam June Paik series, ZONE: Chelsea Center for the Arts celebrates the nearly thirty-five year association between
Nam June Paik and
John Cage-- two uniquely inventive and versatile creators.In representing the association of these two joyously adventurous artists, ZONE: Chelsea Center for the Arts will exhibit representative scores, videos, music, drawings, photographs, writings, installations, video sculpture, objets sonores, and conceptual art. At the opening night performance on October 5, 7pm, the renowned Cage interpreter, Margaret Leng Tan, will celebrate the Cage-Paik legacy with her toy piano/toy instrumental Hommage à
John Cage/
Nam June Paik. In addition to the opening night’s event, the gallery will host a panel discussion on October 19, 7pm. The panel consists of the Fluxus artist Alison Knowles, the dancer and dance historian David Vaughan and the vocalist/composer Joan La Barbara, three artists who knew and worked with Cage and Paik.
Books and DVDs related to artists in this show