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
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Full Filmography
Acting
At Land
(1944)
Merce Cunningham
(1962)
Self
Sound??
(1966)
Himself
John Cage
(1966)
Variations V
(1966)
498 Third Avenue
(1968)
Self
American Art in the 1960s
(1972)
Himself
Global Groove
(1973)
John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point
(1973)
A Tribute to John Cage
(1976)
Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto
(1979)
Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective
(1979)
Self
Poetry in Motion
(1982)
Four American Composers: John Cage
(1983)
Himself
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
(1984)
Self
All Star Video
(1985)
Self
Mr. Hoover and I
(1989)
Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint
(1989)
Self
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
(1990)
Self
Concept tape 3 (Performance)
(1991)
One 11 and 103
(1992)
Trying to Describe Oneself
(2005)
Himself
Cursive II
(2006)
In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde
(2009)
John Cage: Journeys in Sound
(2012)
Himself
How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)
(2012)
himself
Everybody's Cage
(2015)
John Cage
Uncle Howard
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Symphony Of The Invisible
(2020)
Himself (voice)
Twinkle Dammit!
(2020)
Sound
Dreams That Money Can Buy
(1947)
Original Music Composer
Horror Dream
(1947)
Music
Works of Calder
(1950)
Music
In Between
(1955)
Music
Antic Meet
(1964)
Music
John Cage
(1966)
Music
Variations V
(1966)
Music
Assemblage
(1968)
Music
End of the Art World
(1971)
Music
Westbeth
(1975)
Music
Beach Birds for Camera
(1992)
Music
One11 and 103
(1993)
Sound
Butterfly Experiment
(2008)
Music
Drums
(2011)
Music
Video Wall Installation of John Cage’s 4’33″
(2013)
Music
Nivose
(2017)
Music
4'33"
(2021)
Music
Directing
Writing
Art