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Xenia Cage (born Xenia Andreyevna Kashevaroff, August 15, 1913, Juneau, Alaska – September 26, 1995, New York [citation needed]) was an American surrealist sculptor. Her work has been described as on the “cutting edge of surrealism in sculpture” for her time.
His steadfast fellow percussionist is his blonde wife Xenia Cage, surrealist sculptress, daughter of a Russian Orthodox priest. She helps Cage find his instruments of ‘unsuspected beauty’ in junkyards and hardware stores.
Xenia Cage's life was a testament to her artistic abilities and the connections she formed with some of the most influential figures in the art world. Her inclusion in the Exhibition by 31 Women highlights her artistic contributions and ensures her place in the history of 20th-century art.
Surrealist sculptor Xenia Cage was born in 1913 in Juneau, Alaska. She attended Reed College in Portland, OR and Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, CA. Cage's work has been featured in various exhibitions, including at Peggy Guggenheim's Art of this Century Gallery, Manhattan, NY (1943); and the Art Institute...
Sep 26, 1995 · Xenia Cage was an American painter, sculptor, bookbinder, conservator, and musician notable for her surrealist mobiles and artistic collaborations.
Feb 2, 2018 · Xenia met Cage while he worked at a Los Angeles arts and crafts shop. Immediately attracted to Xenia’s “barby” wit and exoticism, Cage proposed to her that very evening and a year later, in 1934, the two were wed under an Arizona dawn.
Ray Johnson's jewel-like, kaleidoscopic portrait pays homage to the artist Xenia Cage, whose ten year marriage to American composer John Cage granted her access to the leading figures of the American avant-garde.
