Representative work by Alison Knowles
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Artist

Alison Knowles

b. 1933, New York, New York, USA · American

  • Scarsdale High School
  • Middlebury College
  • Pratt Institute

Alison Knowles has been a central Fluxus artist since the early 1960s, creating event scores, participatory performances, sound works and artist books. Her work often begins from food, ordinary objects and domestic actions.

Performance; sound; books; installation

Major Works

  • 1962Make a Salad
  • 1969 onwardThe Identical Lunch
  • 1963 onwardBean Rolls
  • 1962Proposition
  • 1963Shoes of Your Choice
  • 1962Nivea Cream Piece
  • 1967House of Dust
  • 1967The Big Book
  • 1971Bean Garden
  • 1960s onwardSound of Beans

Interviews & Writing

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