- Geoffrey Hendricks
Geoffrey Hendricks is an American artist associated with
Fluxus since the mid 1960s, and is often referred to as "cloudsmith" for his extensive work with sky imagery in paintings, on objects, in installations and performances. Hendricks was born in Littleton,New Hampshire in 1931. He is professor emeritus of art atRutgers University , where he taught from 1956 to 2003 and was closely associated withAllan Kaprow ,Roy Lichtenstein , andLucas Samaras .In 2002, he edited "Critical Mass: Happenings, Fluxus, Performance, Intermedia and Rutgers University, 1958-1972" [http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu/acatalog/__Critical_Mass_1041.html#1132] , a book that documents the seminal creative activity and experimental work he developed at the university along with
Bob Watts ,Allan Kaprow ,George Brecht , and others.He has participated in Fluxus festivals worldwide and continues exhibiting internationally. He is renowned for students he has mentored over his 48 years of teaching, and his skill in preparing delicious
macrobiotic meals. He maintains studios and residences inNew York City and at his farm in Colindale, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, along with his partner, and sometimes collaborator, Sur Rodney (Sur).In 2006, he had solo exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Windsor [http://www.artgalleryofwindsor.com/] ,Ontario; UC, Santa Cruz; Galerie Esplanade [http://www.galerie-esplanade.at/] , Bad Ischl, Austria; the Egon Schiele Art Centrum [http://www.schieleartcentrum.cz/new/index.php?lang=en&mode=normal] ,
Cesky Krumlov , Czech Republic (through December 2006); and taught "the Artist as Nomad" at the International Summer Academy [http://www.summeracademy.at/en/] , Salzburg. He recently performed "Headstands for Peace," in Washington Square Park, an event organized by Julie Evanoff [http://www.redcurves.com] .Bibliography
*"Critical Mass: Happenings, Fluxus, Performance, Intermedia, and Rutgers University, 1958-1972"
*"Ring piece;: The journal of a twelve hour silent meditation", 1973, Something Else Press
*"Sheep's Skeleton & Rocks", 1977, Unpublished EditionsExternal links
* [http://www.fluxus.org/ Fluxus.org]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fluxlist/ Fluxlist]
* [http://fluxlist.blogspot.com/index.html Fluxlist Blog]
* [http://www.fluxus-plus.de/ http://www.fluxus-plus.de/] Fluxus Museum in Potsdam, Germany.
* [http://www.artnotart.com/fluxus/ fluxus debris! @ art / not art]
* [http://www.digitalsalon.com/weblog/ The Fluxus Blog]
* [http://www.mail-archive.com/fluxlist@scribble.com/ Archives of The Fluxlist]
* [http://www.vdb.org/smackn.acgi$artistdetail?HENDRICKSG Geoffrey Hendricks] in the [http://www.vdb.org/ Video Data Bank]
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