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notably, Higgins founded Something Else Press (1963-1974), operated the Something Else Gallery (1966-1969) and founded Unpublished Editions (Printed Editions) in 1972.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 12 Collections and/or Records:
A Primer of Happenings & Time/Space Art, 1965
This book was written by Hansen as a first-hand account of the Happenings of the 1960's and documents these now historic performances with photographs by Peter Moore. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Calling / Kaprow, Allan; Higgins, Dick., 1967
Ear Magazine. No.6 / Florey M ; Anderson B ; Picard L ; Vostell W ; Higgins D ; Corner P., 1975
Factotumbook: Piano Album: Short Piano Pieces 1962-1984. No.26/Sep / Dick Higgins ; Williams E., 1980
Firefly Music / Higgins, Dick., 1991
Liste 3/92 (4'33") / Bisson-Millet, Paule-Leon ; Cage J ; Brecht G ; Spoerri D ; Shiomi M ; Maciunas G ; Knowles A ; Higgins D ; Saito T ; Williams E ; Ben ; Filliou R ; Vostell W ; Young L., 1992
Contains major listing of works by John Cage. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
No.56: Art & Literature / Beat Books ; Acconci V ; Lyons J ; Dzama M ; Finlay K ; Hansen A ; Henri A ; Higgins D ; Kaprow A ; Kostelanetz R ; Kruger B ; Cavellini GA ; Morgan R ; Pettibon R ; Porter B ; Prince R ; Schneemann C ; Stein G., 2011
recorthings: bodies electric: arches (1981); requiem for wagner the criminal mayor (1961-1962). No.5 / Dick Higgins., 1983
Stored in box containing tape cassette periodicals of Linebreak, Recorthings and Tellus. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Something Else Press / Higgins, Dick., 1991
This exhibition consisted of all the Something Else Press publications. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Thirteen Serious Considerations / Higgins, Dick., 1978
Trios, 2008
These poems reflect Lurie's relationship with language and music. Lurie writes that he is a poet/musician who crosses "that fine border of separation between language and music, molding those two disciplines into a single unified form." In this book language is shaped with the forms of music: fugues, rondos, canons, counterpoint and crab-fugues. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.