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 Multimedia in the East Village 1960-1966 Edited by Carol Berge Cover art by Nancy Ellison co-published with AWAREing Press  Buy the book at
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after a quarter century of economic collapse, protracted war, and
stifling social conservatism,
poets in the two decades after WWII reintroduced and supercharged the ecstatic celebration of Modernism’s interrupted first phase. In Lower Manhattan, they did this in conjunction with the upwelling of all arts that established New York as the arts capitol of the world. Poets in groups as loosely or tightly defined as Fluxus and Black Mountain, Beat and New York School, Deep Image and Umbra, shared the drive to be HEARD, to make their art public, physical, and immediately interactive. Karl Young, from the back cover Karl Young's links------> Another intro Karl wrote for The Unexpected by Berge which he published in 1976 Karl also writes here about d.a. levy (interesting cross-references to the French Lettrists and the Situationists etc) Here is a take on Jackson MacLow written in appreciation of JMc's 75th birthday Karl Young (Membrane Press, Light & Dust) also created this reflection and catalog of Armand Schwerner's work with input from Michael Heller and Adam Schwerner Press Release from Deux Megots, early 60s.   Jackson MacLow in 1948  Ree
Dragonette Dustjacket to her book early 60s  Jerome Rothenberg, Susan Sherman conference on Revolution & Dialectics, London, 60s Living Theater flyer, 1962   Deux Megots coffeehouse sign  Eric DolphyRee Dragonette Town Hall Concert Poster, 1962 |
