October 24, 2009 - May 9, 2010
Madison
This exhibition pays homage to the incredible legacy within the visuals arts inspired by the life and work of dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham, who died this year, and his life partner John Cage. Together, these quiet artistic leaders explored the limits and intersections between dance and music, poetry and visual art, humor and life, and although they established the independence of dance from music, their incorporation of non-western thinking and non-programmed foundations, such as chance, laid the groundwork for scores of artists in the latter half of the twentieth century.
Bringing together works in MMoCA’s permanent collection, in addition to collections in the region, this tribute features works by Nader Ahrimann, John Cage, Anni Albers, Joseph Beuys and Ken Friedman, Jonathan Borofsky, Don Boyd, Bruce Conner, Trisha Donnelly, Dick Higgins, Jasper Johns, Alison Knowles, George Maciunas, Natasha Nicholson, Robert Rauschenberg, Steve Reich, Stan Shellabarger, and ellsworth snyder, among others.
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AddressMadison Museum of Contemporary Art
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Madison, WI 53703
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Event Date Detail10/24/2009-5/9/2010Sun, Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat Tue-Thu, noon-5 pm • Fri, noon-8 pm • Sat, 10 am-8 pm • Sun, noon-5 pm • Closed Mondays