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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notably, Higgins founded Something Else Press (1963-1974), operated the Something Else Gallery (1966-1969) and founded Unpublished Editions (Printed Editions) in 1972.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 9 Collections and/or Records:

Collected Poems Volume Thirteen: Voice Prints / Cobbing, Bob ; Mottram E ; Higgins D ; Solt ME ; Claire P ; Griffiths B ; Fencott PC ; Metcalfe H., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-20537-20934
Scope and Contents

In his introduction, Eric Mottram writes that "Voice Prints is for voice performance, and looking or meditating performance...[The] poem-texts or poem-images continue Bob Cobbings's experimental achievements with many uses of words, word-orders and word designs." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

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

Fylkingen Och Sveroges Radio Presenterar / Higgins D ; Novak L ; Heidsieck B ; Hanson S ; Chopin H ; Cobbing B ; Giorno J ; Johnson BE ; Roth D ; Williams E ; Hodell A ; Lille C., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-12224-12448
Scope and Contents

Bob Cobbing has made notations for the actual performance times on Swedish radio on this personal copy. He notes that Valoch's contribution was not received in time for the festival. This copy is stored with Cobbing material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Poesies Sonores / Barras, Vincent, editor ; Zurbrugg, Nicholas, editor ; Burt W ; Chopin H ; Claus CF ; Duke JH ; Gysin B ; Heidsieck B ; Higgins D ; Jandl E ; Mann C ; Metail M ; Miccini E ; Ruhm G ; Schnebel D ; Scholz C ; Wendt L ; Zumthor P ; Zurbrugg N ; Zweig E., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-27851-28986
Scope and Contents

The book consists of chapters written on the field of Sound Poetry; these include essays and interviews. There are only two typewriter art pieces in this book, both by Henri Chopin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

recorthings: bodies electric: arches (1981); requiem for wagner the criminal mayor (1961-1962). No.5 / Dick Higgins., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-49145-70185
Scope and Contents

Stored in box containing tape cassette periodicals of Linebreak, Recorthings and Tellus. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983