Date of Award
Fall 12-21-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art
First Advisor
Joachim Pissarro
Second Advisor
Howard Michael Singerman
Academic Program Adviser
Nebahat Avcioglu
Abstract
"Archival Enactment, Retelling 'The Big Book': Alison Knowles, Something Else Press and Fluxus," positions Knowles’ Big Book (1966) as a case study of historical methodology and interdisciplinary artistic practice in the post-war period. This comprehensive analysis of Big Book, a work of art no longer extant, contextualizes its publisher, Something Else Press through Dick Higgins’ concept of “intermedia,” and important lesser-known junctures relevant to Fluxus and the group’s leader George Maciunas are illuminated. Knowles' early and lesser-known silkscreen paintings are also examined.
Recommended Citation
DellaCrosse, Meghan A., "Archival Enactment, Retelling 'The Big Book': Alison Knowles, Something Else Press and Fluxus" (2015). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/15
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