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Exhibition

Drawing Sounds

An Installation by William Anastasi in Honor of John Cage

Detail of Temple Hanging (Phan), Tibetan 18th–19th century Appliqué silk brocade with embroidery 51 1/8 x 292 1/2 inches Philadelphia Museum of Art; purchased with the Stella Kramrisch Fund, 1999.

When

Aug 28, 1993 – Sep 9, 1993

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About

William Anastasi has organized an installation of sixteen drawings which are exhibited along with recordings of the sounds that accompanied and were created by the drawing process. Based on the late composer John Cage's explorations of art created through random occurrence, each of the paired drawings and recordings were created by a friend or associate of Cage. The installation makes use of the element of chance in determining composition, and highlights the interrelated senses of sight and sound. The exhibition is taking place in a small gallery off the Great Stair Hall.

Curators

Beth Venn
Innis Howe Shoemaker