 Divided in five parts,  The Art of Influence  registers fifteen artists  impressions on the life and work of other artists that influenced them. Part one  Performers on Performers  covers Salerno-Sonnenberg s opinions on Maria Callas, and Cassandra Wilson s on Miles Davis. In part two  Ways of Seeing , Fuentes talks about Luis Buñuel, Iturbide about Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Frankenthaler about Jackson Pollock, and Jackie Chan about Bruce Lee s films, Buster Keaton s stunts, Charles Chaplin s humor, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Sylvester Stallone. Part three  Breaking the Silence  is dedicated to Fugard s admiration for Bertolt Brecht, and Oe s for Günter Grass. Choreographers Marin and Jones reflect on the influences of, respectively, Samuel Beckett and Marcel Proust, in part four  Choreographers on Writers . The last part,  Artist and Visionairies  registers Anger s opinion of Jean Cocteau, Bo s admiration for Marcel Duchamp, Komar and Melamid s memories of Andy Warhol, and O Connor s affectionate appreciation for Bob Marley.