Festival of the Avant Garde '64

Festival of the Avant Garde '64

Avant-garde music; Fluxus; Performance art; Experimental composition; Intermedia; New York concert series

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 Feldman, La Monte Young, Alvin Lucier, Frederic Rzewski, Nam June Paik, and Charlotte Moorman herself. Events took place at Judson Hall, New York City, from August 30 to September 13, 1964, and included programs such as electronic music nights, cello performances, and the American premiere of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Originale, directed by Allan Kaprow. The poster lists participating artists and composers, with their facsimile signatures arranged vertically in the center column.

Norman J. Seaman (presenter); Charlotte Moorman (co-organizer, designer)

Original poster from University of Toronto, Robarts Library

Norman J. Seaman; Charlotte Moorman; Judson Hall (venue)

August 30 - September 13, 1964

Performers and composers as listed; Karlheinz Stockhausen (composer of “Originale”); Allan Kaprow (director)

Precursor to: Annual Avant Garde Festival of New York (series, 1963–1980); Related to: Fluxus performances and happenings

Paper poster, black and white print, vertical format, approx.56 x 30.5 cm; digital reproduction (jpeg, 600 dpi)

English

Still Image; Text; Poster

Spatial: New York City (N.Y.), United States; Temporal: 1964