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Higgins, Dick, 1938-1998

 Person

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notably, Higgins founded Something Else Press (1963-1974), operated the Something Else Gallery (1966-1969) and founded Unpublished Editions (Printed Editions) in 1972.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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Dieter Roth Is Magnificent / Higgins, Dick; Roth D., 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-28157-29320
Scope and Contents

On gold colored, papercard stock, Higgins has printed the same message, ...is magnificant with four spellings of Roth's name, e.g., dieter roth, diter rot, dieter rot, and diter roth. The card is addresses to Dieter Roth in Iceland. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

futura: January Fish. No.21 / Dick Higgins., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-27471-28519
Scope and Contents

The two major poems of the four in this presentation are two sound poems that use permutations of repetitions of English words to create a catchy musical rhythm. The first poem, seven box bus its, the first begins, 1 boxes boxing 2 busses boxes - busses - boxes - busses - busses bussing - busses bussing bounds - busses bussing - busses bussings busses... The second poem, animals yes animals begins, animals how come animals animals with newpapers animals quickly animals shoo skat animals observing winches animals... -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Modular Poems, 1974

 Item
Identifier: CC-27280-27841
Scope and Contents

In his introduction, Higgins defines a modular poem "in which the principle structural factor is the repetion, usually in different contexts, of one of more elements of th text. Each element becomes a module which may be expanded, compressed or otherwise altered. Or not." The book is illustrated with photographs mainly of old machinery by Eugene Williams. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974