nothing. He was, however, one of the most important figures in art in
the twentieth century.
He died last night at the age of 90 leaving a legacy that few could
ever hope to acheive.
Cunningham was a Choreographer avant la lettre.
Art was art, whether it involved the human body or not. Famous
collaborations with Cage in which both his music and Cunningham"s
dance were created separately and only during performances played/
danced together.
The story that has always stayed wth me is this:
"One day Merce was at the swimming pool. Relaxing in the restaurant
there he was separated from the pool and the swimmers by a large glass
window. There was also a large jukebox that sometimes played popular
numbers of the time.
Merce noticed for the first time in his career that what he was seeing
on the other side of the glass was.connected to what he was hearing on
his side. Although neither was deliberately constructed to do so, the
swimmers and musicians where somehow, on a subconscious level, in
perfect harmony with each other."
Without Merce Cunningham and his work, Art would be a lot different
today.
Only the risk-takers push the envelope for the rest of us. Not because
they want to, but because they have no other choice.
We should praise their (and therefore our) right to celebrate feedom,
and that these wonderful people give us a vocabulary to do so.
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