Friedman, Ken, 1949-
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
Found in 60 Collections and/or Records:
52 Events 2002 / Friedman, Ken ; Robertson P ; Higgins D ; Maciunas G., 2004
A Networking Fax-Project & Performance / Bleus, Guy, editor ; Bleus G ; Bruscky P ; DeJonge K ; Fricker HR ; Friedman K ; Galantai G ; Kamperelic R ; Maggi R ; Mittendorf H ; Padin C ; Perneczky G ; Ruch G ; Bennett JM ; Crozier R ; Deisler G ; Groh K ; Deisler G., 1993
A Torn Pockets Gimic / Friedman, Ken., 1975
Art Folio Rag / Friedman, Ken, editor; Roth D; Mayer HJ; Dohl R; Novak L; Gomringer E; Niikuni S; Ulrichs T; Rothenberg J; Higgins D., 1971
[Artist in Residence] , 1972
Printed on a page of a newspaper, The Carillon, while Friedman was in an artist in residence at the Norman McKenzie Art Gallery in Saskatchewan. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
ATCA Artists' Works and Correspondence Files Collection
This ATCA collection brings together mail art, correspondence, photographs, slides, compact discs, show announcements/posters, writings, and other ephemera related to or by various artists.
August / Greenwood, Nigel ; Beuys J ; Duchamp M ; Finlay IH ; Wilson R ; Friedman K., 1993
Baseline. No.49 / Mike Daines, Hans Dieter Reichert, editors ; Heller S ; Hofman A ; Tschichold J ; Deffke W ; Archer C., 2006
Steven Heller contributes an illustrated essay "Wilhelm Deffke: Modern Mark Maker" that deals with an originator of the modern logograph. Caroline Archer reviews the underground magazine, "Oz." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Belgium Fluxus / Luce Fierens; B Gaglione; J Held jr; K Friedman; B Allen; R Johnson., 1997 - 1999
The concept and design were done by Picasso Gaglione and the text by John Held Jr. The latter wrote, "The three rubberstamps in this boxed set are an ongoing tribute to the influence of Fluxus and its spirit of collaboration among international cultural workers." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Belgium Fluxus / Luce Fierens; B Gaglione; J Held jr; K Friedman; B Allen; R Johnson., 1997 - 1999
The concept and design were done by Picasso Gaglione and the text by John Held Jr. The latter wrote, "The three rubberstamps in this boxed set are an ongoing tribute to the influence of Fluxus and its spirit of collaboration among international cultural workers." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Brain Cell: No.3 / Cohen, Ryosuke; Sackner MA; Friedman K; Colonna G; Daligand D., 1985
The print includes a reproduction of a fragment of the business card of Marvin Sackner. This broadside in an unfolded state together with other Ryosuke Cohen's Brain Cells and cards are stored in a large green & black folder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Cabaret Voltaire
Catalogue Zero / Passages Book Shop ; Beltrametti F ; Friedman K ; Crumb R ; Hamady W ; Higgins D ; Roth D ; Chopin H ; Curtay JP ; DeCampos H ; Diacono M ; Kriwet F ; Ruhm G ; Antin D ; Rothenberg J ; Creeley R ; Butor M ; Finlay IH., 2015
Sharing space with Division Leap. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Comic Books of the Bronze Age
Comic Books of the Bronze Age, 1969-1986, bulk dates 1970-1976.
Espacio Creativo 1997 / Gutierrez-Marx G ; Fricker H ; Filliou R ; Friedman K., 1997
Extravagance O. / Lure ; Beuys J ; Broodthaers M ; Friedman K ; Higgins D ; Ben., 1992
Faux Fluxus/West Edition, Stamp Art Editions, 1995
The rubber stamps were designed by Ken Friedman, Chuck Welch, Bill Gaglone, Steve Random, Luce Fierens, and Ed Varney on the occasion of an exhibition by Ken Friedman, entitled, Rubber Stamps, at Stamp Art Gallery in San Francisco. The original Friedman rubber stamp was designed by Wolfgang Feelish and became among the most widely reproduced stamp in international mail art networking. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxus & co. / Friedman, Ken., 1989
This is a review of the 12 components (according to Friedman) that comprise Fluxus. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fluxus Commemorative Issue / Friedman, Ken., 1974
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- Concrete poetry 4
- Conceptual text 3
- Alternative Traditions in the Contemporary Arts (ATCA) 2
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