Cage and Cunningham: Chance, Time and Concept in the Visual Arts May 9, 2010

'Cage and Cunningham: Chance, Time, and Concept in the Visual Arts' pays homage to the visual legacy inspired by the life and work of composer, poet, and artist John Cage (1912-1992) and dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham (1919-2009). The exhibition pays tribute to Cage and Cunningham's fifty-year collaboration through works from the permanent collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, as well as seminal works from collections in the region. 'Cage and Cunningham' features paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by artists who were contemporaries of Cage and Cunningham, as well as younger artists who continue their legacy. Nader Ahrimann, Anni Albers, Joseph Beuys and Ken Friedman, Jonathan Borofsky, Don Boyd, John Cage, Bruce Conner, Trisha Donnelly, Dick Higgins, Allan Kaprow, Alison Knowles, George Maciunas, Natasha Nicholson, Robert Rauschenberg, Steve Reich, Stan Shellabarger, ellsworth snyder, and Pat Steir, are among the artists represented in the exhibition. Many of the works were contributed to the museum by ellsworth snyder (1931-2005), a Madison resident who was a friend and protege of John Cage.