Faith in Arts, Vol. 7: Merce Cunningham: We Begin Again

Faith in Arts is a series developed in collaboration with Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC), available exclusively through Atelier Éditions and the Museum. In collaboration with Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, Atelier Éditions has authored an ongoing, ever-evolving series of experimental chapbooks which explore the assorted concepts, thoughts, theologies and dialogues examined within the museum’s Faith in Arts project. Faith in Arts is BMCM+AC’s multiple public dialogues, experiments, installations, and interviews examining art, spiritual practices and faith’s longstanding engagement with one another. Each conversation begins with an open-ended question: what does faith in arts mean to you? Volume 7 Merce Cunningham: We Begin Again Dance visionary and fearless iconoclast Merce Cunningham founded his radical troupe at Black Mountain College in 1953. Over the next five decades, Cunningham reimagined the possibilities of his medium, forging a career as a giant of twentieth-century choreography. Two of his gifted dancers, Patricia Lent and Rashaun Mitchell, contribute their personal memories and photographs to this volume, accompanied by Cunningham’s own words, notations, and drawings—revealing the meticulous process and fierce vitality behind his revolutionary works. Published by Atelier Editions & Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. Edited by Hannah Lack & Ananda Pellerin Featuring contributions from Carolyn Brown, Patricia Lent, Rashaun Mitchell and Hans Ulrich Obrist - Edition of 1000 Paperback 4.125 x 6.125 inches 64 pages Printed sustainably in Mexico