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John Cage recital set to last 639 years recently witnessed a chord change

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218 points pseudolus | 5 comments | 31 Mar 25 15:10 UTC | HN request time: 0.522s | source
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renewiltord[dead post] ◴[03 Apr 25 16:17 UTC] No.43571914[source]▶
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itishappy ◴[03 Apr 25 16:55 UTC] No.43572439[source]▶
Let us know when you convince a few hundred people it's interesting enough to visit!
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1. renewiltord ◴[03 Apr 25 18:44 UTC] No.43573720[source]▶
Are you kidding me? I have 8 billion listeners. And a new one born every second.
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2. itishappy ◴[03 Apr 25 19:24 UTC] No.43574213[source]▶
How many of them do you think know your name?
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3. AlexandrB ◴[03 Apr 25 19:38 UTC] No.43574372[source]▶
So art is all about the identity of the author?
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4. itishappy ◴[03 Apr 25 20:03 UTC] No.43574683{3}[source]▶
I'd say it's about connecting with the consumer. The connection doesn't need to extend to the author, but it should probably extend to the art itself.

I'll rephrase my question: How many of those 8 billion people care about and/or are aware of Rene's art?

5. renewiltord ◴[04 Apr 25 00:21 UTC] No.43577023[source]▶
"A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose bark their name is not written" - ancient Chinese proverb.