Fluxus Posters

Title

Fluxus Posters

Subject

Fluxus (Art movement); Avant-garde (Aesthetics); Performance art--United States--History--20th century; Happenings (Art)--United States; Conceptual art--United States; Intermedia (Art); Experimental music--United States--20th century; Video art--United States--History; Electronic art; Kinetic art; Performance art--New York (State)--New York; Video installations (Art); Sound art; Environmental art; Site-specific installations (Art); Body art; Annual New York Avant Garde Festival; Annual Avant Garde Festival of New York; New York Avant Garde Festival; Moorman, Charlotte, 1933-1991; McWilliams, Jim, 1937-; Paik, Nam June, 1932-2006; Cage, John; Ono, Yoko, 1933-; Kaprow, Allan, 1927-2006; Vasulka, Steina; Vasulka, Woody, 1937-2019; Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997; Schneemann, Carolee; Anderson, Christo, 1935-2020; Beuys, Joseph, 1921-1986

Description

This collection documents one of the most important avant-garde art series in American history through the posters designed for Charlotte Moorman's Annual New York Avant Garde Festival. The festivals ran for 15 years (1963-1980, with gaps in 1970, 1976, and 1979), transforming from intimate experimental music concerts into massive public spectacles that helped establish performance art, video art, Fluxus, and happenings as legitimate art forms in the United States.

Collection Items

Six Concerts of the Avant Garde

Promotional posters announcing a six-part concert series titled Six Concerts of the Avant Garde, organized by Norman J. Seaman in association with Charlotte Moorman. The series features works by David Behrman, Earle Brown, John Cage, Philip Corner,…

2nd annual NY Avant Garde Festival

Promotional poster for the 2nd Annual New York Avant Garde Festival, held at Judson Hall (165 W 57th St, New York City) from August 30 to September 13, 1964. The festival featured performances by Charlotte Moorman, Robert Ashley, Gordon Mumma, and…

Festival of the Avant Garde '65

Promotional poster for the Festival of the Avant Garde, held in New York City,
1965. Presented by Norman J. Seaman in association with Charlotte Moorman, the festival featured performances by numerous avant-garde composers and performers, including…

4th annual NY Avant Garde Festival

Promotional poster for the Festival of the Avant Garde, presented by Norman J. Seaman in association with Charlotte Moorman, held at The Central Park Conservatory Pond, New York, September 9, 1966. The festival featured an extensive roster of…

Festival of the Avant Garde '64

Promotional poster for the Festival of the Avant Garde ’64, organized by Norman J. Seaman in association with Charlotte Moorman. The festival featured a lineup of leading experimental artists and composers including Robert Ashley, John Cage, Morton…

6th Annual NY Festival of the Avant Garde

Poster for the Sixth Annual New York Avant Garde Festival: A Parade, organized and directed by Charlotte Moorman in 1968. The event took the form of a live procession through New York City streets, merging avant-garde performance, music, and public…

7th Annual NY Festival of the Avant Garde

Poster for the 7th Annual New York Avant Garde Festival: On Two Islands, organized and directed by Charlotte Moorman in 1970. The festival took place on Ward’s Island and Mill Rock Island in New York City, featuring outdoor performances,…

5th Annual NY Avant Garde Festival

Poster announcing the fifth Festival, held on board the Staten Island Ferry Boat, John F. Kennedy, during a 24-hour period, September 29-30, 1967
The poster features a light blue/cyan background with white circuit board or technological pattern…

Exposição Galeria Divulgação

Exhibition poster for René Bertholo: Exposição Galeria Divulgação, held in Lisbon from August to September 1964. The poster presents reproductions of Bertholo’s paintings, exhibition information, and textual commentary in Portuguese. Designed…

14th NY Avant Garde Festival Cambridge

Poster for the 15th Annual Avant Garde Festival, organized and directed by Charlotte Moorman and held in conjunction with the Cambridge River Festival on the Charles River, Massachusetts, on 20 May 1978. The event brought together artists and…

13th annual NY Avant Garde Festival -World trade center

Poster published in conjunction with the 13th Annual Avant Garde Festival held on June 19, 1977 at the World Trade Center, New York City. The poster features Jim McWilliams's graphic design with participant lists and credits in white text on black…

11th annual NY Avant Garde Festival -Shea Stadium

Poster for the 10th Annual New York Avant Garde Festival, organized and directed by Charlotte Moorman and held at Shea Stadium, Queens, New York, on 16 November 1974. The festival transformed the baseball stadium into a massive open-air environment…

10th annual NY Avant Garde Festival -Grand central

Poster announcing the tenth Festival, held in Grand Central Station on 20 Penn Central baggage cars on December 9, 1973.
The poster features Jim McWilliams's graphic design using train imagery. Multiple photographs of Penn Central baggage cars and…

15th annual NY Avant Garde Festival -Passenger ship

Two-sided poster for Festival taking place on July 20, 1980 at the Passenger Ship Terminal, 55th Street & Hudson River, New York City. This was the 15th and final festival in the Annual Avant Garde Festival series. Features a two-sided poster design,…