Author: Knowles, AlisonThe American artist and Fluxus cofounder Alison Knowles’ groundbreaking experiments – from painting and printmaking to sculpture and installation, sound works, poetry and artist’s books – have influenced art for more than 50 years but remain relatively unknown among mainstream audiences. This is the first comprehensive volume on the artist, presenting more than 200 objects that span the entire breadth of her career, from her intermedia works to forms of participatory and relational art.The first survey of the Fluxus cofounder’s prolific avant-garde output, from eight-foot-tall books to make-a-salad performances. The accompanying catalogue features contributions by international Fluxus curators, historians and scholars, including lead essays by organiser Karen Moss, Hannah B. Higgins and Nicole Woods, and short contributions by Lucia Fabio, Lauren Fulton, Maud Jacquin and Sébastien Pluot. It also includes reprints of key articles by Benjamin Buchloh, Julia Robinson and Kristine Stiles, as well as a conversation between Alison Knowles and poet George Quasha. Richly illustrated with more than 250 images, the full-colour catalogue, designed by Kimberly Varella, includes a softcover lay-flat binding, special coloured papers for each section, die-cut section dividers and a chronology.ISBN 9780983881346. D.A.P./University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. pb. 300 pages. 220 colour, 30 b/w ills. 30 x 22 cm.available
