John Cage
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.
Known For
At Land
73%
1944
Dreams That Money Can Buy
60%
Original Music Composer
1947
The Power of Speech
60%
Music
1988
Trying to Describe Oneself
74%
Himself
2005
John Cage: Journeys in Sound
65%
Self (archive footage)
2012
Mr. Hoover and I
58%
1989
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
81%
Self
1984
Poetry in Motion
80%
Self
1982
Nova '78
Self (archive footage)
2026
Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis
2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
68%
Self (archive footage)
2023
4'33"
Music
2021
Symphony Of The Invisible
Self (voice)
2020
Twinkle Dammit!
2020
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
69%
Self (archive footage)
2019
Nivose
Music
2017
Everybody's Cage
John Cage
2015
Video Wall Installation of John Cage’s 4’33″
Music
2013
John Cage: Journeys in Sound
65%
Self (archive footage)
2012
Bo Cage
Music
2012
How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)
himself
2012
Drums
Music
2011
Ocean
55%
Conceptual Design
2010
Butterfly Experiment
Music
2008
Cursive II
2006
Trying to Describe Oneself
74%
Himself
2005
In the Ocean
2001
John Cage: From Zero
100%
Self
1995
John Cage: From Zero
100%
Music
1995
Sistine Chapel
Self
1993
Beach Birds for Camera
80%
Music
1992
One 11 and 103
100%
1992
One 11 and 103
100%
Writer
1992
One 11 and 103
100%
Director
1992
Concept tape 3 (Performance)
1991
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
Self
1990