Person

John Cage

Acting · 1912–1992 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

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  Nova '78

  Self (archive footage)

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  Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

  Self (archive footage)

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  Sistine Chapel

  Self

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  Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

  Self (archive footage)

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  Bo Cage

  Music

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  Ocean

  Conceptual Design

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  Poetry in Motion

  Self

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  Works of Calder

  Music

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  John Cage: Man and Myth

  Self

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  The Power of Speech

  Music

• 2025Nova '78Self (archive footage)
• 2023Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis
• 2023Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TVSelf (archive footage)
• 20214'33"Music
• 2021Ouverture - Accademia Nazionale di Santa CeciliaOriginal Music Composer
• 2020Symphony Of The InvisibleSelf (voice)
• 2020Twinkle Dammit!
• 2019Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic SoundSelf (archive footage)
• 2017NivoseMusic
• 2015Everybody's CageJohn Cage
• 2013Video Wall Installation of John Cage’s 4’33″Music
• 2012John Cage: Journeys in SoundHimself
• 2012Bo CageMusic
• 2012How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)himself
• 2011DrumsMusic
• 2010OceanConceptual Design
• 2008Butterfly ExperimentMusic
• 2006Cursive II
• 2005Trying to Describe OneselfHimself
• 2001In the Ocean
• 1995John Cage: From ZeroSelf
• 1993Sistine ChapelSelf
• 1992Beach Birds for CameraMusic
• 1992One 11 and 103
• 1991Concept tape 3 (Performance)
• 1990John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying ItSelf
• 1990John Cage: Man and MythSelf
• 1989Jasper Johns: Ideas in PaintSelf
• 1989Mr. Hoover and I
• 1988The Power of SpeechMusic
• 1987Points in SpaceMusic
• 1985All Star VideoSelf
• 1984Good Morning, Mr. OrwellSelf
• 1983Four American Composers: John CageHimself
• 1982Poetry in MotionSelf
• 1979Robert Rauschenberg: RetrospectiveSelf
• 1979Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto
• 1976A Tribute to John Cage
• 1975WestbethMusic
• 1973Global GrooveSelf
• 1973John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point
• 1972American Art in the 1960sSelf
• 1971End of the Art WorldMusic
• 1971Catch 44Director
• 1968AssemblageMusic
• 1968498 Third AvenueSelf
• 1966John Cage
• 1966Sound??Himself
• 1966Variations V
• 1964Antic MeetMusic
• 1962Merce CunninghamSelf
• 1955In BetweenMusic
• 1950Works of CalderMusic
• 1947Horror DreamMusic
• 1947Dreams That Money Can BuyOriginal Music Composer
• 1944At Land
• —John Cage Meets Sun RaHimself
• —Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)John Cage
• —ChessfilmnoiseDirector