Collection Close-Up: John Cage

February 01 - May 22,2019

"Collection Close-Up: John Cage presents New River Rocks and Smoke (1990), a monumental watercolor created in 1990 by American artist John Cage (1912–1992). Known primarily for his music compositions and influential writings on art, Cage’s visual art practice began later in his life in 1978. Encouraged to explore a new medium, Cage began watercolor painting in 1983 at Mountain Lake Workshop in Giles County, Virginia. A kind of coda, this work is his largest and last watercolor."

Curator Talk: February 10, 2019 | 3-4 pm
Associate Curator of Contemporary Art Irene Shum will speak on John Cage’s monumental watercolor "New River Rocks and Smoke" (1990) and the innovative techniques used to create this work.

Menil Collection 1515 Sul Ross
Houston, TX 77006
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