Video, English spoken with German subtitles, recorded 2003 in New York City, published 2008, duration 52 minutes.Accompanying booklet REF. P1232. Series 8 of Performance Saga: Encounters with Women Pioneers of Performance Art. Interviews by Andrea Seamann and Chris Regn. Text by Martina Papiro. Alison Knowles is a founding member of the New York Fluxus group and has participated in its actions and exhibitions ever since its inaugural concert in 1962. She considers Art as a process: what counts for her is the act, not the object. The dimension of sound often plays a significant role in her performances, which are radically undramatic and deeply rooted in everyday life.
Booklet in German and English Accompanying dvd REF. D1144. Series 8 of Performance Saga: Encounters with Women Pioneers of Performance Art. Interviews by Andrea Seamann and Chris Regn. Text by Martina Papiro. Alison Knowles is a founding member of the New York Fluxus group and has participated in its actions and exhibitions ever since its inaugural concert in 1962. She considers Art as a process: what counts for her is the act, not the object. The dimension of sound often plays a significant role in her performances, which are radically undramatic and deeply rooted in everyday life.
Catalogue published on the occasion of the homonymous exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on view 8 November 2008 – 8 February 2009.
Excerpts from eight projects: Walking After Acconci (Redirected Approaches) 2005, Kiss My Nauman 2007, Walk With Nauman (Re-Performance Corridor) 2006, Re-Learning Piece 2008, Silent Sound 2006, Precious Little Series 2001-2007, File under Sacred Music 2003, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds music video 2007-2009.
Offers an accessible introduction to post-war avant-garde performance.
This item is part of the Study Room Guide: A Bi(bli)ography of Insurrectionary Imaginati by John Jordan (P0793)
Catalogue for the series of exhibitions, performances and screenings that maps the activity of international artists whose practice involves the use of sound as a medium.
Fluxus products (non performance works).
This item is part of the Study Room Guide On (W)Reading Performance Writing by Rachel Lois Clapham (P1433), the Study Room Guide in Search of a Documentology by Marco Pustianaz (P1115) and the Study Room Guide on Performance, Politics, Ethics and Human Rights by Adrien Sina (P0661)