Research Catalog

Title

John Cage: a mycological foray : variations on mushrooms / editor, Ananda Pellerin ; author, Kingston Trinder.

Author

Cage, John

Publication

• Los Angeles, California : Atelier Éditions, [2020]
• ©2020

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Trinder, Kingston
• Pellerin, Ananda
• Long, Lois, 1918-2005
• Smith, Alexander H. (Alexander Hanchett), 1904-1986
• Artists' Books Collection (NYPL, Print Collection)

Description

2 volumes : illustrations; 28 cm, in slipcase

Summary

John Cage: A Mycological Foray' draws readers across the idiosyncratic, mushroom-suffused, innermost landscape of celebrated American composer John Cage. Upon the remarkable journey with Cage, one encounters assorted photographs, compositions, and contemplations; all in the very same unexpected fashion one encounters various flora and fungi species while mushroom foraging. Volume I encompasses Cage's mycological-oriented indeterminacy stories, diary excerpts, and essays; and the complete transcript of Cage's 1983 performance, 'Mushrooms et Variationes'. Volume II offers the inaugural reproduction of Cage's 1972 portfolio, 'Mushroom Book'; authored in collaboration with illustrator Lois Long and botanist Alexander H. Smith.

Alternative Title

• Mycological foray
• Mushroom book.

Subject

• Cage, John
• Mycologists > United States > Biography
• Mycology > United States > Popular works
• Mushrooms > United States > Pictorial works
• Naturalists > United States > Biography
• Edible mushrooms > United States > Pictorial works
• Mushrooms > Pictorial works
• Botanical illustration
• Edible mushrooms
• Mushrooms
• Mycologists
• Mycology
• Naturalists
• Artists' books
• United States

Genre/Form

• Biographies.
• Pictorial works.
• Popular works.
• Artists' books – United States – 21st century.

Note

• Title from slipcase.
• "'Music lovers' field companion', 'Mushrooms et variations', and 'Mushroom book' (with Lois Long and Alexander H. Smith) by John Cage"--Colophon.
• Volume 2 is a reproduction of Cage's 1972 portfolio "Mushroom book" and contains 20 unnumbered leaves of plates with x overlays.
• "Released as a limited edition of 75 in 1972, this illustrated book of 20 lithographs and accompanying texts is a collaboration between John Cage, illustrator Lois Long and botanist Alexander H. Smith. Printed at Hollander Workshop, Inc. in New York, the original lithograph sheets were 22.5 x 30 in., resized here for easier handling".

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

I. John Cage: a mycological foray: Music lovers' field companion / [John Cage] ; Where the whippoorwill sound morel lay / Kingston Trinder ; Mushrooms et variationes / [John Cage] -- II. Mushroom book / John Cage, Lois Long, Alexander H. Smith.

Call Number

MEMZ (Cage) 20-2858

ISBN

• 9781733622004
• 1733622004

OCLC

1181996869

Author

Cage, John, artist.

Title

John Cage: a mycological foray : variations on mushrooms / editor, Ananda Pellerin ; author, Kingston Trinder.

Publisher

Los Angeles, California : Atelier Éditions, [2020]

Copyright Date

©2020

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

sheet

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Note

Library has copy no.

Artists' Books Collection (NYPL, Print Collection).

Added Author

Trinder, Kingston, author.

Pellerin, Ananda, editor.

Long, Lois, 1918-2005, illustrator.

Smith, Alexander H. (Alexander Hanchett), 1904-1986, author.

Artists' Books Collection (NYPL, Print Collection)

Added Title

Mushroom book.

Research Call Number

MEMZ (Cage) 20-2858