Conversations with Curators | New Scores for Art: The Work of Benjamin Patterson
Catharina Manchanda | Jon and Mary Shirley Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
A classically trained musician, Benjamin Patterson became one of the founders of the International Fluxus movement in the 1960s. Combining experimental music, poetry, happenings, and events, Patterson and the Fluxus group stressed ephemeral experiences and radically expanded the horizons of art.
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