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What is it like to watch—or perform—John Cage’s famously “silent” piece 4’33”? SFMOMA gallery attendant Michael Zelenko posted his experience on the museum’s blog:

At some point during the third movement, as if orchestrated, all these previously unacknowledged sounds seemed to come together. It felt to me as if the museum itself was performing for us. When it was all over I turned to the audience and heard the pitter-patter of applause, not quite sure who it was for.

The (performance? installation? artwork? all of the above?) was part of SFMOMA’s The Art of Participation exhibition, which closed Sunday.

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