{"product_id":"john-cage-a-mycological-foray","title":"John Cage: A Mycological Foray","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e“I have come to the conclusion that much can be learned about music by devoting oneself to the mushroom.” - JOHN CAGE, 1954\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Cage: A Mycological Foray\u003c\/em\u003e 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, \u003cem\u003eMUSHROOMS et Variationes\u003c\/em\u003e. Volume II offers the inaugural reproduction of Cage’s 1972 portfolio, \u003cem\u003eMushroom Book\u003c\/em\u003e; authored in collaboration with illustrator Lois Long and botanist Alexander H. Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Cage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1912–92) was an American composer and music theorist. Recognized as a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music and a leading figure of the postwar avant-garde, his influence extended to the realms of dance, poetry, performance and visual art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Cage: A Mycological Foray\u003c\/em\u003e was produced in collaboration with the\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"null noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/johncage.org\/\"\u003e John Cage Trust.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by John Cage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEssay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Kingston Trinder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTexts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Isabelle Bucklow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Ananda Pellerin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto Edited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by Pascale Georgiev\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e-First Edition \u003cbr\u003eSlipcase (HC), Two Volume (PB) Set\u003cbr\u003e8 inches x 10.75 inches\u003cbr\u003e224 pages including an unbound portfolio\u003cbr\u003ePrinted sustainably in Italy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mesmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41254130745402,"sku":"SQ6358480","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/6659\/6922\/files\/Screenshot_2025-11-25_at_4.05.02_E2_80_AFPM.png?v=1771495087","url":"https:\/\/mesmermesmer.com\/products\/john-cage-a-mycological-foray","provider":"Mesmer Mesmer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}