Transcripts of interviews conducted by Michel Oren of printmaker Dick Higgins, and painters Gordon Onslow Ford, Ed Ruda and William T. Williams.
The Higgins interview (11 p.), done by telephone Sept. 30. 1979, relates to his association with the collaborative art group Fluxus during the 1960s. Onslow-Ford (32 p.), interviewed at his home in Inverness, Calif., Dec. 23, 1991, discusses his Surrealist circle in New York and living in Mexico. Williams (33 p.), interviewed in New York, Mar. 11, 1988, recalls his association with the collaborative art group Smokehouse, which included Williams, Guy Ciarcia, Billy Rose and Mel Edwards, ca. 1968-1970. Ruda (15 p.), interviewed in his New York studio March 11, 1988, discusses the artists' cooperative Park Place in New York, N.Y. (1963-1967), minimalism, and recalls artists Peter Forakis, Tony Magar, Frank Stella, Leo Vallador, Mark DiSuvero, Forrest Myers, David Novros, David Bourdon, and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Oren conducted the interviews for research material on his planned book concerning artists' groups.
Related Materials:
Oren (Michel) collection of Marxist Literary Group recordings are located in UC Irvine Critical Theory Archive.
Provenance:
Donated 1988-1992 by Michel Oren.
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Rights:
Onslow-Ford interview: Authorization to publish, quote, or reproduce requires written permission from Gordon Onslow-Ford. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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