Friedman, Ken, 1949-

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1949 September 19

Biography

Ken Friedman was born on September 19, 1949 in New London, Connecticut. He matriculated at Shimer College in Mount Carroll, Illinois from 1966-1967. He received his Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies at San Francisco State University in 1971. In 1976 he received his doctorate from United States International University. He has been an important figure in the Fluxus movement, an internanationl laboratory for experimental art, architecture, design, literature, and music. He has been involved in the mail art movement. He has written extensively on these movements. From 1994-2009 Friedmans served on the faculty at the Norwegian School of Management in Oslo as well as at the Design Research Center at the Danish School of Design in Copenhagen from 2003-2009. In October 2007 he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Design at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. Annotation by Marvin and Ruth Sackner

Nationality

American

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

[Letter to Emmett Williams] / Friedman, Ken; Williams E., 1985

Item

Identifier: CC-50499-71570

Scope and Contents

This letter that is written to Emmett Williams mentions enclosure of "A Logic of Clouds" number 1 - 5 expects Williams opinion. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[The State University] / Friedman, Ken., 1978

Item

Identifier: CC-13051-13343

Scope and Contents

This drawing appeared as an illustration (page 42) in "The Epickall quest of the Brothers Dichtung and Other Outrages" by Dick Higgins, a book published by Printed Editions, New York. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978