Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel
1969
John Cage (American, 1912-1992)
Not on View

Irwin Hollander was the first trained master printer to leave Tamarind and start his own workshop. In 1964, the New Yorker moved back to his native city and established Hollander Graphic Workshop, where he brought the newly invigorated process of lithography to a number of artists, as June Wayne had envisioned. Among them was the avant-garde musician John Cage, who produced his first work of fine art with Hollander. The artist had just performed a musical piece for which 50 slide projectors were directed on screens while harpsichords played in the distance. Cage became inspired by the layering and floating screens, which is how he and Hollander came to use Plexiglas. The entire work consists of four of these plexigrams along with a lithograph, an ensemble that incorporates traditional lithography as well as more experimental printmaking.

Details

  • Artist Name: John Cage (American, 1912-1992)
  • Title: Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel
  • Date: 1969
  • Medium: Silkscreens (8) on plexiglass set in a wooden base
  • Edition: Edition 39 of 125
  • Dimensions: 14-3/8 x 20-1/8 x 10-5/8 in. (36.5 x 51.1 x 27.0 cm)
  • Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Mrs. Judith Thomas, 1970
  • Accession Number: P.1970.06.2
  • Copyright: © John Cage Trust

Object Information

The artist;
[Eye Editions, Cincinnati, sold 1970 to];
Judith Thomas, Los Angeles, gift 1970 to;
Pasadena Art Museum, 1970-1975;
Norton Simon Museum.

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