Friday, December 23, 2011

Cage vs. Duchamp: Toronto Musical Chess Match 1968

john cage vs, marcel duchamp
john cage vs, marcel duchamp
On Tuesday March 5th, 1968 John Cage & Marcel Duchamp performed "Reunion" at the Ryerson Theatre in Toronto. Photo Credits: musicworks magazine

Duchamp won the first chess match almost immediately, so a second game lasting over 4 hours, was played between Cage and DUchamp's wife, Teeny.

2 comments:

Roger Stevens said...

I suspect Marcel was taking it too seriously.

Enoch said...

John Cage and Marcel Duchamp? Look at this: http://www.quartermag.org/issue01/en/musica-la-via-americana-di-r-w/