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Airports for shadows and dust

2010-11-29

Whitepaintings

It just occurred to me that the title of the first ambient music record by Brian Eno, Music for Airports, might be a tribute to the white painting (1951) by Robert Rauchenberg. Described by John Cage as airports for shadows and dust, the work gave him the courage to write 4’33".

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