Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner

Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists

A â€œheroicâ€ biography of John Cage and his â€œawakening through Zen Buddhismâ€â€”â€œa kind of love storyâ€ about a brilliant American pioneer of the creative arts who transformed himself and his culture (The New York Times)

Composer John Cage sought the silence of a mind at peace with itselfâ€”and found it in Zen Buddhism, a spiritual path that changed both his music and his view of the universe. â€œRemarkably researched, exquisitely written,â€ Where the Heart Beats weaves together â€œa great many threads of cultural historyâ€ (Maria Popova, Brain Pickings) to illuminate Cageâ€™s struggle to accept himself and his relationship with choreographer Merce Cunningham. Freed to be his own man, Cage originated exciting experiments that set him at the epicenter of a new avant-garde forming in the 1950s. Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Yoko Ono, Allan Kaprow, Morton Feldman, and Leo Castelli were among those influenced by his â€˜teachingâ€™ and â€˜preaching.â€™ Where the Heart Beats shows the blossoming of Zen in the very heart of American culture.

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	36839336
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2013-07-30
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
UPCs	000143123475
EANs	9780143123477

Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists