{"product_id":"john-cage-william-gedney-iris-garden","title":"Iris Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003eCOMING THIS NOVEMBER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy intention in putting the stories together in an unplanned way was to suggest that all things – stories, incidental sounds from the environment, and by extension, beings – are related, and that this complexity is more evident when it is not oversimplified by an idea of relationship in one person’s mind.” – John Cage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike a mushroom hunting trip full of unexpected pleasures, Iris Garden combines 22 of John Cage’s stories with 44 of William Gedney’s photographs (including several of the composer himself) with an ingenious design mirroring Cage’s concept of chance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in a small print run by Alec Soth’s independent press Little Brown Mushroom in 2013, this new edition brings a rare, long out-of-print work back into circulation. Soth——widely regarded as a major voice in contemporary photography—founded his press as a space to experiment with image and text. \u003ci\u003eIris Garden \u003c\/i\u003ereflects that spirit, uniting two artists he has deeply admired in a collaboration that feels at once intimate, open-ended, and quietly radical.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Cage\u003c\/b\u003e (1912–92) was one of the most influential and transformative figures in 20th-century music and art. A pioneer of chance operations, experimental composition and the use of silence—most famously in his work “4'33\"”—Cage reshaped the boundaries of artistic practice, extending his ideas into writing, visual art and philosophy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking largely outside the commercial mainstream and recognized more fully after his death, \u003cb\u003eWilliam Gedney\u003c\/b\u003e (1932–89) was an American photographer who developed a lyrical documentary style shooting across the United States, from rural Kentucky to San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Magic Hour Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45712845242477,"sku":null,"price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/9093\/3357\/files\/Magic_Hour_Press_IRISGarden_c2ef89de-6a1c-4df4-ac51-d4e4e2bf4c08.jpg?v=1787863520","url":"https:\/\/magichour.press\/products\/john-cage-william-gedney-iris-garden","provider":"Magic Hour Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}