When composer John Cage appeared on a TV gameshow in 1960, he brought experimental art to a mainstream audience. Why does such a thing feel impossible now?Recently I've been thinking a bit about the fascinating conversation on populism and experimental theatre instigated last month by Simon Casson on these very pages. Almost inevitably that led me back again to this little clip of the musician John Cage performing on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AM on January 10, 2011