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MCA Live: Pope.L, Cage Unrequited


  • Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 220 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL, 60611 United States (map)

Performing as part of visual artist Pope.L's Cage Unrequited, a 25-hour marathon reading of experimental composer John Cage’s influential book Silence: Lectures and Writings (1961). The performance reimagines the book for contemporary audiences by filtering a bit of the past through the voices and attitudes of a diverse community of more than 100 invited readers from Chicago.

This program is presented in association with the exhibition The Freedom Principle: Experiments in Art and Music 1965 to Now.

Earlier Event: November 13
CHICAGQ @ MIX NYC
Later Event: February 6
BUILD @ HUME Gallery