Repository 30: Artists are Free as a Bird

Artists talk a lot about freedom. So, recalling the expression "free as a bird," Morton Feldman went to a park one day and spent some time watching our feathered friends. When he came back, he said, "You know? They're not free: they're fighting over bits of food." - Story no. 41 from Indeterminacy, John Cage

Image of Annette Messager's piece, "Le Repos des Pensionnaires" (Borders at Rest), 1971-72, taxidermy sparrows with knit clothes