What John Cage Can Teach Us About Hacking

Summary

The episode of Hacking Culture offers ideas on what the American experimental composer John Cage (1912-1992) can teach us about hacking. Listening to lectures by Cage and examining his pieces such as Suite for Toy Piano, Sonatas and Interludes, and 4'33" provides a fresh perspective on the art of hacking.

Additional Notes

John Cage, "Suite for Toy Piano" (1948) - CC BY-ND-NC 1.0
John Cage talks about when he vowed to devote his life to composing (2:23) - CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Sonata #5 from Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano (1946–48) performed by Boris Berman - CC BY-ND 3.0
Sonata #14 from Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano (1946–48) performed by Boris Berman - CC BY-ND 3.0
Zac Gvi reading Cage's "Lecture On Nothing" (reprinted in Silence, p. 109) - CC BY 3.0
John Cage reading his essay "On Robert Rauschenberg, Artist and His Work" (17:01, or p. 100 of Silence) - CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
The theme music used in this episode comes from the Open Goldberg Variations, performed by Kimiko Ishizaka
This episode is released under the Creative Commons attribution share alike 4.0 International license.