{"product_id":"john-cage-rob-haskins-9781861899057","title":"John Cage","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerican writer, composer, artist, and philosopher John Cage (1912-92) is best known for his experimental composition \u003ci\u003e4'33,\"\u003c\/i\u003e a musical score in which the performer does not play an instrument during the duration of the piece. The purpose, Cage said, was for the audience to listen to the sounds of the environment around them while the piece was performed. Groundbreaking pieces such as \u003ci\u003e4'33\"\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eSonatas and Interludes \u003c\/i\u003enot only established Cage as a leading figure in the postwar avant-garde movement, but also cemented the enduring controversy surrounding his work.\u003c\/p\u003eIn this new biography, Rob Haskins explores Cage's radical approach to art and aesthetics and his belief that everyday life and art are one and the same. Scrutinizing Cage's emphasis on chance over intention, which rejected traditional artistic methods and caused an uproar among his peers, Haskins elucidates the ideas that lay behind these pillars of Cage's work. Haskins also demystifies the influence of Eastern cultures, particularly Zen Buddhism, on Cage, including his use of the Chinese text \u003ci\u003eI Ching\u003c\/i\u003e as his standard composition tool in all his work after 1951. Adding to our understanding of the art, music, and ideas of the twentieth century, this book provides an engaging look at a man who continues to challenge and inspire artists worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Haskins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 186189905X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861899057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.20w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2013","brand":"Rob Haskins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939042296063,"sku":"9781861899057","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1d87c9db-dfd8-461b-9a2b-e24cebe0d3eb.jpg?v=1681439153","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-cage-rob-haskins-9781861899057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}