George Quasha and John Cage at Baumgartner.(New York)

From: Art in America | Date: September 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

As a young artist, George Quasha was liberated by John Cage's esthetic. In celebration of that influence, this exhibition included a selection of Cage's New River Watercolors (1988). With their quiet forms and textures, these are the refined residue of an extended consultation of the I Ching. Quasha's own works are in two mediums: rocks, and graphite on paper. Quasha's rocks are medium-sized and usually flattish. It is the work of an instant to spot a likely rock, but it may take the artist days--or years--to see how two rocks fit together to form a single piece. This fitting ...

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