Re: RE: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-23 Thread Madawg Painterofdark
I fell in a creek at science camp and I looked like a fish-does that count? Dawgbadgergirl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  I don't want to look at a fish. They make me look smaller. Smaller than my trousers. And Allison's trousers, too.AND it wasn't only one time at band camp. It was at least two. That's what the fish said, anyway. I'm 5'3" if I stand up straight (and I never do).So there.BG>I remember this one time...>>...at band camp>>>No wait-a-minute...>>Yes the fish definitely makes me hook roller.>>-Original Message->From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On>Behalf Of JJ>Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 1:08 PM>To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com>Subject: Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame
 Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles>>>the fish>>--- Rod Stasick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:>>> >> On 2006 Jun 20, at 3:01 PM, badgergirl wrote:>> >> > I have a question: Do these trousers make me look>> taller?>> >>> > Badgergirl>> > (very)>> >>> >> My question: Do her trousers make me look taller?>> >> >> R~~>> >> >> >> >> >> >> --->> Now playing: AMM - Coffin Nor Shelf>> >> >>__>Do You Yahoo!?>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com  
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Re: RE: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-21 Thread badgergirl
I don't want to look at a fish.  They make me look smaller.  Smaller than my 
trousers.  And Allison's trousers, too.

AND it wasn't only one time at band camp.  It was at least two.  That's what 
the fish said, anyway. I'm 5'3" if I stand up straight (and I never do).

So there.

BG

>I remember this one time...
>
>...at band camp
>
>
>No wait-a-minute...
>
>Yes the fish definitely makes me hook roller.
>
>-Original Message-
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>Behalf Of JJ
>Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 1:08 PM
>To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com
>Subject: Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles
>
>
>the fish
>
>--- Rod Stasick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> 
>> On 2006 Jun 20, at 3:01 PM, badgergirl wrote:
>> 
>> > I have a question:  Do these trousers make me look
>> taller?
>> >
>> > Badgergirl
>> > (very)
>> >
>> 
>> My question: Do her trousers make me look taller?
>> 
>> 
>> R~~
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ---
>> Now playing: AMM - Coffin Nor Shelf
>> 
>> 
>
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RE: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-21 Thread Allan Revich
I remember this one time...

...at band camp


No wait-a-minute...

Yes the fish definitely makes me hook roller.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of JJ
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 1:08 PM
To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com
Subject: Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles


the fish

--- Rod Stasick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> On 2006 Jun 20, at 3:01 PM, badgergirl wrote:
> 
> > I have a question:  Do these trousers make me look
> taller?
> >
> > Badgergirl
> > (very)
> >
> 
> My question: Do her trousers make me look taller?
> 
> 
> R~~
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ---
> Now playing: AMM - Coffin Nor Shelf
> 
> 

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Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-21 Thread JJ
the fish

--- Rod Stasick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> On 2006 Jun 20, at 3:01 PM, badgergirl wrote:
> 
> > I have a question:  Do these trousers make me look
> taller?
> >
> > Badgergirl
> > (very)
> >
> 
> My question: Do her trousers make me look taller?
> 
> 
> R~~
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ---
> Now playing: AMM - Coffin Nor Shelf
> 
> 

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Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-20 Thread Rod Stasick


On 2006 Jun 20, at 5:10 PM, Ann Klefstad wrote:

There is a sort of bit of a fashion for high school boys to wear  
girls'

trousers . . .


...while they're still in them...

yeah, it was the same at *my* school!


R~~






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Pork Pie Hat")




Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-20 Thread Ann Klefstad
There is a sort of bit of a fashion for high school boys to wear girls'
trousers . . .

On 6/20/06 4:05 PM, "Rod Stasick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> On 2006 Jun 20, at 3:01 PM, badgergirl wrote:
> 
>> I have a question:  Do these trousers make me look taller?
>> 
>> Badgergirl
>> (very)
>> 
> 
> My question: Do her trousers make me look taller?
> 
> 
> R~~
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ---
> Now playing: AMM - Coffin Nor Shelf
> 




Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-20 Thread Rod Stasick


On 2006 Jun 20, at 3:01 PM, badgergirl wrote:


I have a question:  Do these trousers make me look taller?

Badgergirl
(very)



My question: Do her trousers make me look taller?


R~~






---
Now playing: AMM - Coffin Nor Shelf



RE: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-20 Thread Allan Revich
Taller than what?

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of badgergirl
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 4:02 PM
To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com
Subject: Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles


I have a question:  Do these trousers make me look taller?

Badgergirl
(very)


From: Alan Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Tue Jun 20 02:25:58 CDT 2006
>To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com
>Subject: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

>
>Dear all,
>
>
>
>Here is a note to Fluxlist from Alison.  Hannah arrives today (or 
>tomorrow) perhaps I can get direct questions to her too.  She may not 
>have time to answer but I'll ask..anyone?
>
>
>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Oh Odin's Underpants its a B(owman)LOG
>
>http://bowmansramblings.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
>Visit the Freeformfreakout Organisation Online:
>
>http://www.freeformfreakoutorganisation.net







Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-20 Thread badgergirl
I have a question:  Do these trousers make me look taller?

Badgergirl
(very)


From: Alan Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Tue Jun 20 02:25:58 CDT 2006
>To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com
>Subject: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

>
>Dear all,
>
>
>
>Here is a note to Fluxlist from Alison.  Hannah arrives today (or tomorrow) 
>perhaps I can get direct questions to her too.  She may not have time to 
>answer but I'll ask..anyone?
>
>
>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Oh Odin's Underpants its a B(owman)LOG 
>
>http://bowmansramblings.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
>Visit the Freeformfreakout Organisation Online:
>
>http://www.freeformfreakoutorganisation.net




Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-20 Thread Owen Smith
FLUXLIST@scribble.com on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 12:10 PM -0500 wrote:
>
>I think that the answers that I seek arise from two questions:
>
>1) How to deal with critics, curators, and historians who insist that Fluxus
>only existed at a particular time in history, and that it only involved the
>group of atists who produced work that they called Fluxus within that time
>frame?
>
>I know that one could choose to either ignore or confront them - but what
>about a "middle way" towards mutual understanding?

Yes, a middle way would seem the best - the curator types would have to admit 
that there is an ongoing tradition at least (and they are blind if they don't 
not see it) and the artists will have to admit that they are part of a 
tradition not the
"original group." Now, yes this is separation of new and old seems counter to 
aspects of a Fluxus sensibility and, in fact, it is counter - at the same time 
historical distinctions are still valid and useful. The same way 
context/history is not only
necessary but central to how we "make meaning" in general it is valid in all 
aspects of understanding of the whole issue of Fluxus, what it is and what it 
is not. Fluxus' history and its current strains/traditions is a major focus of 
the two issue
that Ken and i did not Visible language. I have a section of artists statements 
on Fluxus and its influence on them from 12 current practitioners (and several 
on the Fluxlist) including Alan Bowman, David-Baptiste Chirot, mekal and,  Sol 
Nte, and
Walter Cianciusi. In the end I personally will come down to a different 
question and that is is it interesting? (there is plenty of stuff called Fluxus 
that is not very interesting and much stuff that is "not Fluxus" that is quite 
interesting). 
>
>
>2) How to deal with issues within the current community of practitioners who
>seem divided between those that feel they are producing "new Fluxus work"
>and those who feel that they are producing new work, of no particular school
>or movement, but "in the Fluxus tradition"?
>
>Maybe these are both questions for which definitive answers can never be
>found and for which the only solution is ongoing dialogue...

Well answers are always less interesting then good questions. As to how to 
address this - in part you have to let the artists speak for themselves, but 
also realize that the audience will also have their own voice in the matter. 
This way they the
answer of is it new work or part of a tradition will be answered collectively 
by both artist and audience, kind of like the art coefficient idea of Duchamp's 
but applied not to "is it art?", but "what kind of art is it?"
>
>
>By the way, could you or Ann post a link to a site from which issues of
>Visible Language can be ordered?

http://www.id.iit.edu/visiblelanguage/

The web site is a little out of date so it does not list the issues, but they 
are 39.3 Fluxus and Legacy and 40.1 Fluxus After Fluxus and there is contact 
information about getting copies, it should be abut 20.00 for the double issue.



Owen




RE: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-20 Thread Allan Revich
Thank you Owen,

I appreciate that you have brought your perspective to this conversation as
I know that you generally prefer to listen rather than to speak in this
forum. 

I agree that the view that you put forward is the most sensible and
practical approach to the question. It also seems to correspond closely to
views expressed by Dick Higgins and Ken Friedman who have addressed the
question in the past. I think that it also corresponds to the views of most
of us on the Fluxlist who respect (greatly) the work and ideas of the first
Fluxus artists, while continuing to produce new Fluxus and/or Fluxus
inspired work.

I think that the answers that I seek arise from two questions:

1) How to deal with critics, curators, and historians who insist that Fluxus
only existed at a particular time in history, and that it only involved the
group of atists who produced work that they called Fluxus within that time
frame?

I know that one could choose to either ignore or confront them - but what
about a "middle way" towards mutual understanding?

2) How to deal with issues within the current community of practitioners who
seem divided between those that feel they are producing "new Fluxus work"
and those who feel that they are producing new work, of no particular school
or movement, but "in the Fluxus tradition"?

Maybe these are both questions for which definitive answers can never be
found and for which the only solution is ongoing dialogue...

By the way, could you or Ann post a link to a site from which issues of
Visible Language can be ordered?

Allan Revich

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Owen Smith
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 10:51 AM
To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com
Subject: Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles


FLUXLIST@scribble.com on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 9:58 AM -0500 wrote:
>
>I would be very interested in hearing the thoughts of both Alison and 
>Hannah about the current status of Fluxus. If they are prepared to 
>address the "Dead/Alive/Both" question head-on that would be very 
>interesting, however their thoughts in a more general and less polemic 
>format would also be welcome. I.E. "What do you think about 
>contemporary Fluxus practice and where do you see Fluxus going 
>forward"?


Ann K mentioned her article in one of the issues of Visible Language in a
prior post - if you are interested in the above you should really read it
for the essay covers may important and related issues to the topic of fluxus
as an onging concern/approach. It is titled "What has Fluxus Created?" (or
did you mention this already Ann?)

My own point of view is that there is a historical Fluxus that is what it is
(not dead, but more set or determined in a way) but there is also fluxus as
a view and practice that is alive an well. This is another way Fluxus is
like Zen - both have a history and an ongoing praqctice that are related but
not determined one (present, evloving and changing) by the other  (past,
more set if not fixed) - I had a great conversation with George Brecht a
number of years ago about this concept and he agreed that this is a useful
way of looking at Fluxus.

Owen







Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-20 Thread Owen Smith
FLUXLIST@scribble.com on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 9:58 AM -0500 wrote:
>
>I would be very interested in hearing the thoughts of both Alison and Hannah
>about the current status of Fluxus. If they are prepared to address the
>"Dead/Alive/Both" question head-on that would be very interesting, however
>their thoughts in a more general and less polemic format would also be
>welcome. I.E. "What do you think about contemporary Fluxus practice and
>where do you see Fluxus going forward"? 


Ann K mentioned her article in one of the issues of Visible Language in a prior 
post - if you are interested in the above you should really read it for the 
essay covers may important and related issues to the topic of fluxus as an 
onging
concern/approach. It is titled "What has Fluxus Created?" (or did you mention 
this already Ann?)

My own point of view is that there is a historical Fluxus that is what it is 
(not dead, but more set or determined in a way) but there is also fluxus as a 
view and practice that is alive an well. This is another way Fluxus is like Zen 
- both have a
history and an ongoing praqctice that are related but not determined one 
(present, evloving and changing) by the other  (past, more set if not fixed) - 
I had a great conversation with George Brecht a number of years ago about this 
concept and he
agreed that this is a useful way of looking at Fluxus.

Owen




RE: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-20 Thread Allan Revich
What a great letter from Alison Alan. Thank you for sharing it with the
list, and nice to know that she was so ammenable to sharing her thoughts
with us.

I would be very interested in hearing the thoughts of both Alison and Hannah
about the current status of Fluxus. If they are prepared to address the
"Dead/Alive/Both" question head-on that would be very interesting, however
their thoughts in a more general and less polemic format would also be
welcome. I.E. "What do you think about contemporary Fluxus practice and
where do you see Fluxus going forward"? 

Thanks,

Allan 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Alan Bowman
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 3:26 AM
To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com
Subject: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles



Dear all,

Here is a note to Fluxlist from Alison.  Hannah arrives today (or tomorrow)
perhaps I can get direct questions to her too.  She may not have time to
answer but I'll ask..anyone? Ladles and Jellyspoons, All is on Noel's:






Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-20 Thread Ann Klefstad
Also, all, the Visible Language double issue on Fluxus is out, it's put out
by RISDe and available through them I think. Website as well. A very fun and
interesting article on games and art as well as a thing by me, and mmore
things by Owen and Ken and many others from this list. Thanks to all for
your lovely words. 

AK

On 6/20/06 2:25 AM, "Alan Bowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> Dear all,
> 
> 
> 
> Here is a note to Fluxlist from Alison.  Hannah arrives today (or tomorrow)
> perhaps I can get direct questions to her too.  She may not have time to
> answer but I'll ask..anyone?
> 
> Ladles and Jellyspoons, All is on Noel's:
> 
> 
> 
> -Messaggio Originale-
> 
> Da: Alison Knowles
> 
> A: alan bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Data invio: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:09:33 -0400
> 
> Oggetto: Fw: Madame Hulot sez
> 
> 
> 
> Coming in from my longtime home in New York I arrived in Venice just in
> 
> time to have an evening with Emmett Williams and Ann Noel. We had an
> 
> endless night of long talk and tall drinks and his health though frail
> 
> is better than any of my friends of his vintage. Salute Emmett and Ann
> 
> Noel who are off to do her diaries in Venice with Francesco Conz.
> 
> 
> 
> The first event at the museo Fortuny was not possible without a friend
> 
> Alan Bowman whom I located on the rolldeck at the Foundation Emily
> 
> Harvey and seemed to remember having met  in New York. Everyone wants
> 
> to help and is very kind here but some actually do  put the proverbial
> 
> shoulder to the wheel and do it. That is Alan. We are very labor
> 
> compatible and with wit and knowledge of the terrain (Venice) he has
> 
> been indispensible. We  plan  to work together again. He actually rolls
> 
> along over and under it all and comes out smiling,  so I call him
> 
> Always Bowling and he calls me  with equal appropriateness, Owl and
> 
> Sundried.
> 
> 
> 
> The performance went well with two of my own works: Loose Pages which
> 
> papers the body in flax and crackles when walking, Onion Skin Song
> 
> which turns a sandwich of onion skins in seran wrap into musical
> 
> notation (played with toys, bean turners). We used the shadows on the
> 
> crumbling lovely walls to play from, but then also the onion skin
> 
> sandwich itself(which we created live on the floor) we could turn and
> 
> use as well.
> 
> 
> 
> The concert concluded with three Vintage Fluxus works full of
> 
> significance but with no specific meaning: a Dick Higgins Constellation
> 
> (three of them with audience participation), Shoes of Your Choice (with
> 
> much audience participation) and Ay-O's Rainbow ( three performers
> 
> blowing bubbles while I  lept about bursting  with pins). For whatever
> 
> reason Lucio Pozzi said this made him weep!  It was lovely with bubbles
> 
> floating about in marble halls.  The concert ended with Bob Watts Trace
> 
> for Orchestra. We burned the Barber of Seville at the music stand. This
> 
> is a fine piece.
> 
> 
> 
> The next day I left for the Villa Buttafava with Giovanni Orsini to put
> 
> up an installation in the Villa and get out of Venice for three days.
> 
> Putting instruments and artifacts, stones and beans plus his miracle
> 
> fabric luminex into an old window with a plexi backing  which we  then
> 
> hung on the wall. This installatain and in fact all I am doing here has
> 
> the title Time Samples.  Let's keep it simple as Robert (filliou) would
> 
> say.
> 
> 
> 
> Signor Orsini is of a very old family. In fact his ancestor Felix
> 
> invented the "Orsin". this bomb relieved the world of Napoleon 111!
> 
> 
> 
> Now, back in Venice, Always Bowling and I have just the Exhbition Time
> 
> Samples ahead next week. we have lizards here, ants a'plenty and now
> 
> mosquitoes. We try to be friendly with these creatures, we are,
> 
> afterall the intruders.
> 
> 
> 
> Nice to talk to the Fluxlist again.
> 
> 
> 
> Onward
> 
> 
> 
> Alison (akijan)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Oh Odin's Underpants its a B(owman)LOG
> 
> http://bowmansramblings.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
> 
> Visit the Freeformfreakout Organisation Online:
> 
> http://www.freeformfreakoutorganisation.net
> 




Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-20 Thread Ann Klefstad
How lovely it sounds! I'll try to pretend my mosquitos are the Italian
variety. 

AK


On 6/20/06 2:25 AM, "Alan Bowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> Dear all,
> 
> 
> 
> Here is a note to Fluxlist from Alison.  Hannah arrives today (or tomorrow)
> perhaps I can get direct questions to her too.  She may not have time to
> answer but I'll ask..anyone?
> 
> Ladles and Jellyspoons, All is on Noel's:
> 
> 
> 
> -Messaggio Originale-
> 
> Da: Alison Knowles
> 
> A: alan bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> Data invio: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:09:33 -0400
> 
> Oggetto: Fw: Madame Hulot sez
> 
> 
> 
> Coming in from my longtime home in New York I arrived in Venice just in
> 
> time to have an evening with Emmett Williams and Ann Noel. We had an
> 
> endless night of long talk and tall drinks and his health though frail
> 
> is better than any of my friends of his vintage. Salute Emmett and Ann
> 
> Noel who are off to do her diaries in Venice with Francesco Conz.
> 
> 
> 
> The first event at the museo Fortuny was not possible without a friend
> 
> Alan Bowman whom I located on the rolldeck at the Foundation Emily
> 
> Harvey and seemed to remember having met  in New York. Everyone wants
> 
> to help and is very kind here but some actually do  put the proverbial
> 
> shoulder to the wheel and do it. That is Alan. We are very labor
> 
> compatible and with wit and knowledge of the terrain (Venice) he has
> 
> been indispensible. We  plan  to work together again. He actually rolls
> 
> along over and under it all and comes out smiling,  so I call him
> 
> Always Bowling and he calls me  with equal appropriateness, Owl and
> 
> Sundried.
> 
> 
> 
> The performance went well with two of my own works: Loose Pages which
> 
> papers the body in flax and crackles when walking, Onion Skin Song
> 
> which turns a sandwich of onion skins in seran wrap into musical
> 
> notation (played with toys, bean turners). We used the shadows on the
> 
> crumbling lovely walls to play from, but then also the onion skin
> 
> sandwich itself(which we created live on the floor) we could turn and
> 
> use as well.
> 
> 
> 
> The concert concluded with three Vintage Fluxus works full of
> 
> significance but with no specific meaning: a Dick Higgins Constellation
> 
> (three of them with audience participation), Shoes of Your Choice (with
> 
> much audience participation) and Ay-O's Rainbow ( three performers
> 
> blowing bubbles while I  lept about bursting  with pins). For whatever
> 
> reason Lucio Pozzi said this made him weep!  It was lovely with bubbles
> 
> floating about in marble halls.  The concert ended with Bob Watts Trace
> 
> for Orchestra. We burned the Barber of Seville at the music stand. This
> 
> is a fine piece.
> 
> 
> 
> The next day I left for the Villa Buttafava with Giovanni Orsini to put
> 
> up an installation in the Villa and get out of Venice for three days.
> 
> Putting instruments and artifacts, stones and beans plus his miracle
> 
> fabric luminex into an old window with a plexi backing  which we  then
> 
> hung on the wall. This installatain and in fact all I am doing here has
> 
> the title Time Samples.  Let's keep it simple as Robert (filliou) would
> 
> say.
> 
> 
> 
> Signor Orsini is of a very old family. In fact his ancestor Felix
> 
> invented the "Orsin". this bomb relieved the world of Napoleon 111!
> 
> 
> 
> Now, back in Venice, Always Bowling and I have just the Exhbition Time
> 
> Samples ahead next week. we have lizards here, ants a'plenty and now
> 
> mosquitoes. We try to be friendly with these creatures, we are,
> 
> afterall the intruders.
> 
> 
> 
> Nice to talk to the Fluxlist again.
> 
> 
> 
> Onward
> 
> 
> 
> Alison (akijan)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Oh Odin's Underpants its a B(owman)LOG
> 
> http://bowmansramblings.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
> 
> Visit the Freeformfreakout Organisation Online:
> 
> http://www.freeformfreakoutorganisation.net
> 




FLUXLIST: Fw: Madame Hulot sez - A Message from Alison Knowles

2006-06-20 Thread Alan Bowman

Dear all,



Here is a note to Fluxlist from Alison.  Hannah arrives today (or tomorrow) 
perhaps I can get direct questions to her too.  She may not have time to answer 
but I'll ask..anyone?

Ladles and Jellyspoons, All is on Noel's:



-Messaggio Originale-

Da: Alison Knowles 

A: alan bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Data invio: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:09:33 -0400

Oggetto: Fw: Madame Hulot sez



Coming in from my longtime home in New York I arrived in Venice just in 

time to have an evening with Emmett Williams and Ann Noel. We had an 

endless night of long talk and tall drinks and his health though frail 

is better than any of my friends of his vintage. Salute Emmett and Ann 

Noel who are off to do her diaries in Venice with Francesco Conz.



The first event at the museo Fortuny was not possible without a friend 

Alan Bowman whom I located on the rolldeck at the Foundation Emily 

Harvey and seemed to remember having met  in New York. Everyone wants 

to help and is very kind here but some actually do  put the proverbial 

shoulder to the wheel and do it. That is Alan. We are very labor 

compatible and with wit and knowledge of the terrain (Venice) he has 

been indispensible. We  plan  to work together again. He actually rolls 

along over and under it all and comes out smiling,  so I call him 

Always Bowling and he calls me  with equal appropriateness, Owl and 

Sundried.



The performance went well with two of my own works: Loose Pages which 

papers the body in flax and crackles when walking, Onion Skin Song 

which turns a sandwich of onion skins in seran wrap into musical 

notation (played with toys, bean turners). We used the shadows on the 

crumbling lovely walls to play from, but then also the onion skin 

sandwich itself(which we created live on the floor) we could turn and 

use as well.



  The concert concluded with three Vintage Fluxus works full of 

significance but with no specific meaning: a Dick Higgins Constellation 

(three of them with audience participation), Shoes of Your Choice (with 

much audience participation) and Ay-O's Rainbow ( three performers 

blowing bubbles while I  lept about bursting  with pins). For whatever 

reason Lucio Pozzi said this made him weep!  It was lovely with bubbles 

floating about in marble halls.  The concert ended with Bob Watts Trace 

for Orchestra. We burned the Barber of Seville at the music stand. This 

is a fine piece.



The next day I left for the Villa Buttafava with Giovanni Orsini to put 

up an installation in the Villa and get out of Venice for three days. 

Putting instruments and artifacts, stones and beans plus his miracle 

fabric luminex into an old window with a plexi backing  which we  then 

hung on the wall. This installatain and in fact all I am doing here has 

the title Time Samples.  Let's keep it simple as Robert (filliou) would 

say.



Signor Orsini is of a very old family. In fact his ancestor Felix 

invented the "Orsin". this bomb relieved the world of Napoleon 111!



Now, back in Venice, Always Bowling and I have just the Exhbition Time 

Samples ahead next week. we have lizards here, ants a'plenty and now 

mosquitoes. We try to be friendly with these creatures, we are, 

afterall the intruders.



  Nice to talk to the Fluxlist again.



Onward



Alison (akijan)











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