Higgins, Dick, 1938-1998
Dates
- Existence: 1938 March 15 - 1998 October 25
Biography
Dick Higgins was born in Cambridge, England in 1939 and died in Quebec in 1998. He was a Fluxus artist who studied with John Cage and Henry Cowell (1958-1959), and co-founded Happenings in 1958. He is credited with coining the phrase intermedia to describe his particular approach to artmaking that included (but is not limited to) his visual, musical and literary efforts. He was a theorist, poet, composer, performance artist, printmaker, filmaker, and book publisher. Most notably, Higgins founded Something Else Press (1963-1974), operated the Something Else Gallery (1966-1969) and founded Unpublished Editions (Printed Editions) in 1972.
Nationality
American
Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:
An Anthology [flyer], 1963
An Introduction to Book of the Tumbler on Fire , 1978
Edited by Henry Martin. "This Sentence is Weightless," a multiple held by the Sackner Archive is reproduced on page 60. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
AQ: How We Met or a Mocrodemystification. No.16 / Silke Pauli, Herve Wurz, editors ; Moore P ; Ay-O ; Ben ; Brecht G ; Filliou R ; Higgins D ; Maciunas G ; Saito T ; Spoerri D ; Watts R ; Williams E ; Shiomi M., 1977
Peter Moore's photograph appears on the cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Bulletin F: The Perfect Bon-Bon We Shall Name Lucy / Lure ; Knizak M ; Brecht G ; Filliou R ; Higgins D ; Kaprow A ; Knowles A ; Lebel JJ ; MacLow J ; Ben ; Ono Y ; Patterson B ; Saito T ; Spoerri D., 1992
Commentaries on the New Media Arts: Fluxus & Conceptual Art, Artists' Books, Correspondence Art, Audio & Video Art / Morgan, Robert C. ; Higgins D ; Weiner L ; Allen T ; Porter B ; Steinberg S ; Viola B., 1992
This is a collection of previously published essays. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Die Fabelhafte Getraume Von Taifun Willi / Higgins, Dick ; Porter B., 1970
The book includes nine photographic reproductions of collages of found images that were made by Bern Porter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
E: Fluxus / Agius, Juan J. ; Brecht G ; Brus G ; Filliou R ; Higgins D ; Iannone D ; Knizak M ; Knowles A ; Spoerri D ; Ben ; Friedman K ; Ehrenberg F ; Lastname B ; Moore B ; Hendricks J ; Roth D ; Ruhe H ; Ono Y ; Watts B ; Williams E., 1998
Ecouter par les Yeux / Higgins D ; Knowles A ; Ben ; Dupuy J ; Gerz J ; Iannone D ; Knizak M ; Roth D ; Bloch R ; Ay-O ; Beuys J ; Brecht G ; Filliou R ; Ray M ; Paik NJ ; Russolo L ; Vostell W ; Watts R ; Brehmer KP ; Bohmler C., 1980
Theme of exhibition was mainly Fluxus music. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxfest 83 (Altered) / Random, Steve ; Higgins D ; Miller L ; Ay-O ; Dupuy J ; Knowles A ; Watts R ; Xatrec C ; Andersen E ; Knizak M ; Brecht G ; Higgins D ; Watts R ; Page R ; Klintberg B., 1983
Steve Random photocopied a booklet and altered it by adding the word "Random" to several pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxflakpak / Hansen, Al ; Cage J ; Young L ; Higgins D ; Corner P ; Brecht G ; Ono Y ; Koepcke A., 1983
Most of the photocopied material has transferred in part to the polyvinyl looseleaf inserts and cannot be removed without damage. This book documents the artistic biography of Hansen. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxus Etc.: The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Collection / Jon Hendricks, curator ; Higgins D ; Knizak M ; Sharits P ; Williams E ; Ben ; Knowles A ; Brecht G ; Cage J ; Friedman K ; MacLow J ; Ay-O ; deRidder W ; Filliou R ; Williams E ; Koepcke A ; Maciunas G ; Oldenbourg S ; Ono Y ; Paik NJ ; Patterson B ; Shiomi C ; Spoerri D ; Watts R., 1981
This exhibition catalogue describes the philosophy, attitudes, influences and purposes of Fluxus. It documents Fluxus editions, periodicals and bibliographic materials. Includes a chronology of Fluxus performances from 1962 to 1978. The exhibition was curated by Jon Hendricks. R.W, Smith: Massive exhibition of 683 works organized in three parts: Fluxus Editions & Related Works; Fluxus Periodicals and Documents, Related Publications and Bibliographic Material; and Fluxus Performance: Documentation of Events. Introduction by John Hendricks; A Complete History of Fluxus, Including Philosophy, Attitudes, Influences and Purposes (consisting of statements by Fluxus artists and Fluxus founder George Maciunas reproduced in facsimile); chronology of Fluxus Performance. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxus Etc./Addenda II: The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Collection / Jon Hendricks, curator ; Brecht G ; Cage J ; Friedman K ; Higgins D ; Knizak M ; Miller L ; Ono Y ; Ben., 1983
This exhibition consists mainly of Fluxus instructional drawings, writings and typings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxus: Selections from the Gilbert and Lila Silverman Collection / Clive Phillpot, curator ; Jon Hendricks, curator ; Maciunas G ; Knizak M ; Higgins D ; Brecht G ; Filliou R ; Flynt H ; Friedman K ; Patterson B ; Saito T ; Ben ; Watts R ; Williams E ; Young L ; Spoerri D ; Schmit T ; Shiomi M ; Paik NJ ; Miller L., 1988
This exhibition was curated by Clive Phillpot and Jon Hendricks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxus Vision / Revich, Allan ; Maciunas G ; Higgins D ; Cage J., 2007
Revich contributes a simple "elevator" description of Fluxus. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Great Bear Pamphlet, A: A Dick Higgins Sampler: Betwixt & Between: The Life and Works of Fluxus Artist Dick Higgins. No.Last / Simon Anderson, Hannah Higgins, editors ; Higgins D., 2000
This book documents a commemorative exhibition to Dick Higgins after his death in 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Happening & Fluxus / Hans Sohm, curator ; Harald Szeemann, curator ; Higgins D ; Williams E ; Paik NJ ; Lebel JJ ; Spoerri D ; Beuys J ; Brecht G ; Sohm H ; Knowles A ; Ono Y ; Filliou R ; Saito T ; Maciunas G ; Hansen A ; Kaprow A ; Klintberg B ; Schneemann C ; Shiomi C ; Ben ; Watts R ; Vostell W., 1970
This exhibition was co-curated by Hans Sohm and consisted of material from his Archive. It included a chronology of Fluxus performances. Haralld Szeeman (1933-2005) was a Swiss curator and art historian whose Archive and Library was acquired by the Getty Research Institute in 2011. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Interaction / Christel Schuppenhauer, editor; RG Dienst; W Gaul; W Hainke; D Higgins; A Klophaus; J Kolar; H Lohr; J Mau; JO Olbrich; J Ox; I Prokot; G Ruhm; I Sacharow-Ross; SJ Schmidt; F Schoening; A Topalski; K Trinkewitz; T Ulrichs; Ben; E Williams., 1990
This work was published to commemerate the 10th anniversary of the gallery in October 1990 and included works from the artists who had been exhibited there. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Intermedia '69 / Higgins D ; Mohr M ; Gerz J ; Mon F ; Bory JF ; Andersen E ; Beuys J ; Bohmler C ; Brehmer KP ; Garnier P ; Garnier I ; Knizak M ; Staeck K ; Spatola A ; Thomkins A ; Ben ; Weissner C ; Mustill N ; Filliou R ; Albrecht d ; Distel H ; Nussberg L ; Herman J., 1969
January: Fluxus & related material / Art Base ; Filliou R ; Vostell W ; Knowles A ; Kopke A ; Higgins D ; Watts B ; Paik NJ ; Shiomi M ; Saito T ; Brecht G ; Maciunas G ; Ay-O ; Patterson B ; Hendricks G ; Andersen E ; Friedman K ; Schmit T ; Ben ; Ono Y ; Flynt H ; Kaprow A ; Knizak M ; Schneemann C ; Johnson R ; Spoerri D ; Hansen A., 2001
Lists multiples, publications, prints, catalogues and ephemera of Fluxus. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
List A-91 / Bound & Unbound ; Brecht G ; Filliou R ; Flynt H ; Maciunas G ; Higgins D ; MacLow J ; Roth D ; Paik NJ ; Saito T ; Shiomi M ; Spoerri D ; Young L ; Williams E., 1991
Includes an essay by Barbara Moore: What ism Fluxus?" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.