Friedman, Ken, 1949-
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 59 Collections and/or Records:
Fluxus / Mekas, Jonas, collector ; Mekas J ; Friedman K ; Phillpot C ; Hendricks J., 2006
Fluxus West Packet / Friedman, Ken; Knizak M., 1968
Fluxus West Springtime Packet / Friedman, Ken; Rothenberg J; Corner P; Knizak M., 1972
Garnisht Kigele / Ken Friedman., 1983
Garnisht Kigele / Ken Friedman., 1983
I.A.C. (International Artists Cooperation): Completition. No.45 / Ken Friedman., 1974
The text reads, "When you have finished reading this sentence you have finished reading my book," spread out one word at a time. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
International Contact List / Friedman, Ken., 1972
Provides listing of artists, poets, and galleries with interest in Fluxus activities. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
It is the golden voice / Friedman, Ken., 1974
The work was done when Friedman served as Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Contemporary Art in San Diego. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Ken Friedman ATCA Collection
Personal papers, correspondence, publications of this educator and artist.
Ken Friedman: Small Drawings / Thomas, D. W.; Friedman K; Robson E; Higgins D; Sackner RK; Sackner MA., 1982
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.
[Letter to Emmett Williams] / Friedman, Ken; Williams E., 1985
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.
[Letter to Jean-Paul Curtay] / Brown, Jean; Higgins D; Frank P; Williams J; Friedman K., 1982
Complains in a good natured way about the visitors to her Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
List F (Felicity) / Lure ; Antin E ; Friedman K ; Gette PA ; Heidsieck B ; Higgins D ; Tot E ; Ben ; VanDerMarck J ; Heissenbuttel H ; Franken R ; Kaprow A ; Hendricks J ; Ono Y ; Baldessari J., 1994
Open and Shut Case / Friedman, Ken., 1987
Opaque white plastic box with label designed as mock court subpoena by George Maciunas adhered to top of box. Printed instructions label adhered inside box: "shut quick." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Outline for A History of Artistamps and Stamps as an Art Medium / Banana, Anna; Watts R; Friedman K; Maciunas G; Spoerri D; Ben; Tot E; Roth D; Tilson J; Cleveland B; Varney E; Cavellini GA; Welch C; Lloyd G; Perneczky G; Fricker H., 1995
Anna Banana provides chapter outlines for a proposed book that describes and traces the history of artistamps from 1914 until the present. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Postfluxpostbooklet: After Fluxus. No.14 / Ken Friedman., 1990
This is the first edition; it was later reprinted in 1991. The Sackner Archive holds both copies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Postfluxpostbooklet: After Fluxus (reprinted). No.14 / Ken Friedman., 1991
First published in 1990 in a signed edition of 100 copies and reprinted in an opened edition in 1991. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Price List] / Lure ; Finlay IH ; Friedman K ; Higgins D ; Johnson R ; Knizak M ; Knowles A ; Ono Y ; Roth D ; Tot E ; Ben ; deRidder W ; Penck A., 1994
Reflection Press / Leiber, Steven ; Albrecht d ; Vostell W ; Friedman K ; Higgins D ; Hausmann R ; Ben ; Hendricks J ; Pezold F ; Tot E ; Furnival J ; Knizak M ; Beuys J ; Herzfelde W ; Cage J ; Moorman C ; Cremer S ; Below P., 1998
This is a catalogue of the complete works of Reflection Press founded and owned by Albrecht d. It has two page sizes that are interleaved thereby accounting for its unconventional shape. One size page is 28 x 10.8 cm, the other 21.1 x 21.6 cm. Leiber presents the total collection for sale as well as selected items. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 56
- Collection 3
- Subject
- Fluxus 37
- Documentation 12
- Critical text 9
- Correspondence art 7
- Conceptual art 5
- Stamp art 5
- Visual art 5
- Concrete poetry 4
- Conceptual text 3
- Alternative Traditions in the Contemporary Arts (ATCA) 2
- Avant-garde (Aesthetics) -- History -- 20th century 2
- Calligraphic text 2
- Minimalist poetry 2
- Modernism (Art) -- 20th century 2
- Alphabetical text 1
- Archives (groupings) 1
- Art, Modern 1
- Artist book 1
- Artists 1
- Assembling 1
- Cobra 1
- Comic books, strips, etc. 1
- Comic strip art 1
- Correspondence 1
- Design 1
- Ephemera 1
- Fragmented text 1
- Graphic design 1
- Ideogram 1
- Neo-Dada 1
- Photographs 1
- Reference text 1
- Sound poetry 1
- Surrealism 1
- Typography 1
- Visual poetry 1
- Worded photograph 1 + ∧ less