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Alison Knowles

Alison Knowles (April 29, 1933, New York City, USA) is an American sound and visual artist who produced work that incorporates performance, radio, and sound, papermaking, and printmaking. Knowles was very active in the Fluxus movement, and continues to create work inspired by her Fluxus experience. Knowles was married to Fluxus artist and intermedia theorist, Dick Higgins, from 1960 to 1970, and again from 1984 until Higgins' death in 1998.

Alison Knowles (April 29, 1933, New York City, USA) is an American sound and visual artist who produced work that incorporates performance, radio, and sound, papermaking, and printmaking. Knowles was very active in the Fluxus movement, and continues to create work inspired by her Fluxus experience. Knowles was married to Fluxus artist and intermedia theorist, Dick Higgins, from 1960 to 1970, and again from 1984 until Higgins' death in 1998.

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Alison Knowles
By Alison Knowles: A Retrospective 1960-2022 (Book)
University of California Press
The first survey of the Fluxus cofounder’s prolific avant-garde output, from eight-foot-tall books to make-a-salad performances
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The 12th Annual International Sound Poetry Festival
Recital
*Last copies, almost sold out at the label. Limited edition of 200 hand-numbered copies.* After years of preparation, Recital is proud to present The 12th Annual International Sound Poetry Festival box set. Held in New York in 1980, this was the last festival of the pioneering sound poetry series started in Stockholm in the 1960s. This ambitious document holds nearly five hours of audio from 30 artists. A 240-page book with biographies, texts, and artwork from each artist supplements the edition…
Philip Corner, Alison Knowles, George Brecht
Fluxus
Wergo
*2022 stock* George Brecht, Alison Knowles, Philip Corner. "Fluxus! The New York-born artists whose radio plays are collected on this CD, Philip Corner, Alison Knowles, and George Brecht, have appeared together in performances, and they are also connected by their relationship to John Cage's aesthetic, by work with chance operations, and by Zen. Explaining Fluxus is like wanting to hold a river in your hand." Includes the pieces "Satie's Rose Cross as a Revelation" by Philip Corner, "Bean Sequen…
Alison Knowles
Sounds from the Book of Bean
Recital
** Ltd. to 300 copies, incl. printed inner sleeve + 20 page full-size booklet ** The first vinyl LP release from Fluxus pioneer Alison Knowles (b. 1933). Sounds from the Book of Bean is an assemblage of noises and texts related to The Book of Bean (1982), Knowles’ 8-foot tall walk-in book constructed at Franklin Furnace in New York. This recording, the sounds of making the big book, was continually played back inside of the installation. Echoes of Yoshi Wada hammering together the circular spine…
Alison Knowles
By Alison Knowles
Primary Information
** 2021 Stock ** This collection of scores presents a comprehensive overview of Knowles’ seminal early performance/event pieces from 1961 to 1965. These scores range from well-known directives (“Make a salad” and “Tie up the audience”) to more elaborate orchestrations, including pieces conceived for Nam June Paik and George Brecht and several relating to Knowles’ work as a printer. Originally published by Something Else Press between 1965 and 1967, the Great Bear Pamphlet series was envisioned b…
Alison Knowles
The California Sandals
Institut for Dansk Lydarkæologi
Flexi disc with recording of a performance from 1985 by Alison Knowles. The flexi disc The California Sandals was originally released as part of a black cardboard box published by The Museum of Contemporary Art in Roskilde, Denmark in 1989, thus predating the official foundation of the museum in 1991. The box was part of a fundraising strategy to meet the requirements for the museum to gain state recognition. Museum shares were issued and sold for 1,000 DKK. Each share was accompanied by one of …
Alison Knowles
Fluxsweet
Rossbin
CD audio with the 6 pieces. DVD video with the 5 first pieces. 1. PLAY PAPER by Alison Knowles (2003). 'Consider fragments of onion skins as musical notations. Perform with handmade musical instruments and toys.' Performed by Alison Knowles, Larry Miller and Taketo Shimada. 2. MUSIC BOX (homage to FLUX MUSIC BOX by Joe Jones) by Taketo Shimada (2004). 'Modify two or more music boxes and play them simultaneously with the recording of Joe Jones FLUX MUSIC BOX, if possible use children to play the …
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