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notably, Higgins founded Something Else Press (1963-1974), operated the Something Else Gallery (1966-1969) and founded Unpublished Editions (Printed Editions) in 1972.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 210 Collections and/or Records:
Robert Filliou / Art Base ; Filliou R ; Brecht G ; Spoerri D ; Topor R ; Higgins D ; Crozier R ; Byars JL., 2004
Rubber: Fluxus RubberStamps. No.3/Mar / Dick Higgins ; Curator ; Vostell W ; Page R ; Lebel JJ ; Watts R ; Brecht G ; Patterson B ; Higgins D ; Paik NJ ; Kopcke A ; Brouwn S ; Ben., 1979
This is an exhibition catalogue documenting a Fluxus Stamps exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
San Francisco Earthquake, The. No.4/Sum-Fall / Jan Jacob Herman, editor ; Lebel JJ ; Ginsberg A ; Kostelanetz R ; Ruscha E ; O'Gallagher L ; Sanders E ; Plymell C ; Higgins D ; Bory JF ; Marinetti FT ; Burroughs WS ; Beiles S ; Weissner C ; Herman J ; Solomon C ; Pelieu C., 1968
This issue carries an interview with Jean-Jacque Lebel on the history of Happenings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Scenes Forgotten and Otherwise Remembered / Higgins, Dick., 1998
Written between 1981 and 1983 in Berlin and Barrytown, New York. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Self Portrait, 1970
The text begins, "OMBWHNW ($5.95) is enigmatic like the title. It's 'bound like a prayer book.'" The book that it cites is Foew&ombwhnw published by Something Else Press in 1969. It is not known whether this print was ever editioned or the size of the edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Small Drawings / Friedman, Ken ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK ; Higgins D ; Robson E ; Thomas DM., 1982
Press release (loose sheet) mentions that Friedman's work is held by the Sackners. The drawings were made for Higgins' "The Epickall Quest of the Brothers Dichtung and other Outrages." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Soldes Fin De Serie / Dana, Llys; Pelieu C; Chopin H; Criel G; Higgins D; Blaine J; Ben., 1997
These collages were made from artists/poets' correspondence to Llys Dana. They are captioned from cut newsprint letters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Some Signs of the Times / Copithorne, Judith; Higgins D; Apollinaire G; Herbert G; Toronto Research Group; Stein G; Cage J; Wittgenstein L; Lissitzky E; Mayakovsky V; Tobey M; bissett b; Joyce J; Gysin B; Michaux H; Simpson G; Roth D; Cobbing B; Gomringer E; Nichol bp., 2006
This is an unpublished essay dealing with Copithorne's personal involvement in visual poetry -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Something Else Press: An Annotated Bibliography / Frank, Peter ; Higgins D ; Johnson R ; Hansen A ; Knowles A ; Filliou R ; Williams E ; Brecht G ; Gomringer E ; Roth D ; Cage J ; Robson E ; Finlay IH ; Porter B ; MacLow J ; Finch P ; Giorno J ; Gysin B ; Antin D., 1983
There were 500 hard back cover copies and 750 sof back covers printed. Frank mentions that Dick Higgins destroyed most of the copies of the American run of Peter Finch's " Typewriter Poems" because he had not been informed that the anthology was entirely British. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Something Else Press / Higgins, Dick., 1991
This exhibition consisted of all the Something Else Press publications. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Spokesheards / Braman, Sandra; Dutton, Paul; Higgins D., 1983
This book reproduces a postcard correspondence in poetry between Braman and Dutton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Spring / Printed Matter ; Goldsmith K ; Ohtake S ; Lukac J ; Fisher J ; Higgins D ; Huebler D ; Muntadas A ; Oldenburg C ; Prince R ; Weiner L ; Wool C ; Ruscha E ; Matta-Clark G ; Ruscha E ; Graham D ; Rauschenberg R ; Bunn D., 1997
Stanley Brouwn Solo-Publications and Contributions in chronological order / Art Base ; Brouwn S ; Brecht G ; Hansen A ; MacLow J ; Higgins D ; Kaprow A ; Lebel JJ ; Oldenburg C ; Vostell W ; Beuys J ; Ben ; Gerz J ; Ruhe H., 2002
Storm Riders and Other Plays / Higgins, Dick., 1998
This book includes the scripts of eight short plays. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Talking the Boundless Book: Art, Language, & the Book Arts / Alexander, Charles ; Higgins D ; Clay S ; Drucker J ; Bernstein C ; Bee S ; Paschall JA ; Knowles A ; Freeman B ; Wirth K ; Kuehn K ; Fahrner B., 1995
This book consists of lectures delivered at a Book Arts symposium held at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.