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Friedman, Ken, 1949-

 Person

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 7 Collections and/or Records:

Fluxus & co. / Friedman, Ken., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-12756-13011
Scope and Contents

This is a review of the 12 components (according to Friedman) that comprise Fluxus. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Ken Friedman: Small Drawings / Thomas, D. W.; Friedman K; Robson E; Higgins D; Sackner RK; Sackner MA., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-49040-70078
Scope and Contents

This is an essay written for an exhibition of Ken Friedman's illustrations of two books, viz., Ernest Robson's "Thomas Onetwo" and Dick Higgins' "The Epickall Quest of the Brothers Dichtung." Stored with Ken Friedman material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Rubber Fluxus Stamps / Friedman, Ken ; Estara Milman, curator ; Held Jjr ; Johnson R ; Roth D ; Kocman JH ; Ulrichs T., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12919-13211
Scope and Contents

Estra Milman assisted in producing the catalogue and exhibition. This book reproduces a section of Friedman's diary of rubber stampings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Small Drawings / Friedman, Ken ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK ; Higgins D ; Robson E ; Thomas DM., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-11652-11869
Scope and Contents

Press release (loose sheet) mentions that Friedman's work is held by the Sackners. The drawings were made for Higgins' "The Epickall Quest of the Brothers Dichtung and other Outrages." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Who's Afraid of Nothing? Absent Pictures / Tot, Endre ; Friedman K., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-49961-71020
Scope and Contents

For the most part of this exhibition catalogue, Tot's works consist of pictures with their frames by other artists in museums with the same dimensions except in Tot's pictures the images are blank or a solid color. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

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