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Alison Knowles (April 29, 1933, New York City, USA) is an American sound and visual artist who produced work that incorporates performance, radio, and sound, papermaking, and printmaking.

Knowles was very active in the Fluxus movement, and continues to create work inspired by her Fluxus experience. Knowles was married to Fluxus artist and intermedia theorist, Dick Higgins, from 1960 to 1970, and again from 1984 until Higgins' death in 1998.

APPEARANCES +


Charlie Morrow, Sten Hanson, Carles Santos
The Heavyweight Sound Fight
2022, 2xLP, iDEAL Recordings, ,
Sound Art/Sound Poetry/Experimental/Poetry/Avantgarde
Philip Corner
Fluxstuff
2021, 4xLP, S/Sided + Box, Ltd, Num, Alga Marghen, ,
Experimental/Contemporary
Charles Curtis
Performances & Recordings 1998​-​2018
2020
Philip Corner
The Judson Years
2018, CD, RE + CD, RE + CD, RE + Box, Comp, Num, Alga Marghen, ,
Sound Art
Philip Corner
PoorManMusic
2015
Philip Corner
Piano Activities
2013, LP, S/Sided, Ltd, Alga Marghen
Various
Ensemble
2008, CD, Album, wit, Institute Of Contemporary Art
Various
The Revenge Of The Dead Indians - In Memoriam John Cage (1993)
2008, DVD-V, NTSC, Reg, Mode, ,
Interview/Contemporary
Philip Corner
More From The Judson Years (Early 60s) Instrumental-Vocal Works Vol. 1
2004, CD, Ltd, Alga Marghen, ,
Modern Classical/Experimental
Slave Pianos
A Diagnosis, 1998-2001
2001, LP + CD + Cass + Box, Revolver - Archiv Für Aktuelle Kunst, ,
Post-Modern/Noise/Contemporary/Avantgarde
John Cage
Man and Myth
1995, VHS, NTSC, Thin Air Video, ,
Electroacoustic/Contemporary/Experimental
Various
Fluxus Anthology 30th Anniversary 1962-1992 Sound Events
1994, 8x Cassette C90, Box Set, ,
Interview/Spoken Word/Experimental/Poetry
Various
Tellus, The Audio Cassette Magazine #24 - FluxTellus
1990, Cass, Comp, Tellus, ,
Experimental
Various
Museet For Samtidskunst
1989, Flexi, 7", S/Sided + 5" + Box, Ltd, Museet For Samtidskunst
Various
Sleepers
1985, LP, Album, Finnadar Records, ,
Musique Concrète/Contemporary/Experimental
Horizontal Vertical Band
Pelican Dance / Bugle Tune
1980, 7", Other Media
Various
Baobab 1 (Phonetic Informations Of Poetry)
1978, Cass, Comp, C50, Edizioni Pubbliart S.R.L., ,
Spoken Word/Poetry/Sound Poetry
Allan Kaprow
How To Make A Happening
1966
Various
New Wilderness Audiographics (Recordings 1977 - 1984)
2024, 11xLP + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Vinyl-on-demand, ,
Experimental/Contemporary/Gamelan/Sound Art/Sound Poetry/Sound Collage
Various
The 12th International Sound Poetry Festival
2022, 4xCass + Box, Ltd, Num, Recital (2), ,
Sound Poetry/Sound Art
Melkings
Four Seasons
2017, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Oath of Janta, ,
Folk Rock/Experimental/Noise/Field Recording/Sound Art
Various
Surface Tension - Problematics Of Site
2003, CD, Comp, Errant Bodies Press, ,
Field Recording/Experimental
Various
TellusTools
2001, 2xLP, Comp, Ltd, Tellus
Various
Das Studio Akustische Kunst Des WDR
2001, CD, Comp, RCA Red Seal, BMG Classics, Deutscher Musikrat
Various
RiverRun
1999, 2xCD, Comp, WERGO, ,
Radioplay/Field Recording/Experimental/Spoken Word
Various
Audiovision
1995, 6xCD + Box, Comp, Anckarström, Warner Music Sweden, Warner Music Sweden, ,
Interview/Field Recording/Speech/Minimal/Folk/Industrial
Various
Fluxus Anthology
1989, Vinyl, ,
Political/Spoken Word/Experimental
Various
Festival D'Interventions 2 - In Memoriam George Maciunas
1985, 2xLP, Comp, Les Éditions Intervention
Various
Festival D'In(ter)ventions 2; In Memoriam Georges Maciunas
1985, 2xLP, Comp, Les Éditions Intervention
Marolo
Noise Retrospective 1913-2007
2007, File, MP3, Mixed, Unofficial, 160, Spannered, ,
Experimental/Modern/Musique Concrète/Contemporary/Drone/Field Recording/Industrial/Noise/Ambient/Avantgarde/Rhythmic Noise/Abstract/IDM/Glitch/Minimal/Illbient
Various
Fluxus Anthology
2001, Vinyl Clear, Gatefold, ,
Political/Spoken Word/Experimental
Various
Fluxus 40th Anniversary 1962-2002
8x CDr, Box Set, ,
Interview/Spoken Word/Experimental