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Airports for shadows and dust

November 29, 2010

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".