Resumo

Este estudo discute o papel de John Cage no contexto do surgimento de novos gêneros e conceitos artísticos na segunda metade do século XX. Considera-se como ponto de partida a idealização por Cage de um evento realizado em 1952 no Black Mountain College, na Carolina do Norte, que integrava diversas linguagens artísticas e revelava a influência de Antonin Artaud. Untitled Event tornou-se um evento emblemático para as vanguardas e desencadeou a produção de inúmeros Happenings nas décadas de 1950 e 1960, tendo sido mencionado no contexto de novas propostas teóricas, como a “Estética do Performativo” de Fischer-Lichte.

John Cage and the Emergence of New Artistic Forms

This paper discusses John Cage’s role in the context of the emergence of new genres and artistic concepts in the second half of the twentieth century. It is considered as starting point the idealization by Cage of an event held in 1952 at Black Mountain College, North Carolina, which integrated various artistic languages and revealed the influence of Antonin Artaud. “Untitled Event” became an emblematic event for the avant-guarde, triggered the production of numerous Happenings in the 1950s and 1960s and it was mentioned in the context of new theoretical proposals, such as Fischer-Lichte’s "Aesthetics of the Performative".