Higgins, Dick, 1938-1998
Dates
- Existence: 1938 March 15 - 1998 October 25
Biography
Dick Higgins was born in Cambridge, England in 1939 and died in Quebec in 1998. He was a Fluxus artist who studied with John Cage and Henry Cowell (1958-1959), and co-founded Happenings in 1958. He is credited with coining the phrase intermedia to describe his particular approach to artmaking that included (but is not limited to) his visual, musical and literary efforts. He was a theorist, poet, composer, performance artist, printmaker, filmaker, and book publisher. Most notably, Higgins founded Something Else Press (1963-1974), operated the Something Else Gallery (1966-1969) and founded Unpublished Editions (Printed Editions) in 1972.
Nationality
American
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Borborigmi. No.1 / Bell M ; Higgins D ; Williams E., 1970
List A-91 / Bound & Unbound ; Brecht G ; Filliou R ; Flynt H ; Maciunas G ; Higgins D ; MacLow J ; Roth D ; Paik NJ ; Saito T ; Shiomi M ; Spoerri D ; Young L ; Williams E., 1991
Includes an essay by Barbara Moore: What ism Fluxus?" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.