Sneak Preview. Fluxus - Happenings, Environments, Poèmes, Danses, Compositions

Programme for "Street Performances", July 3, 1962
by "Galerie Ursula Girardon", Paris
Lay-out by G. Maciunas
Printed in black lithograph on brown tick wrapping paper,
20.3 x 47 cm. with some original autobiographical
corrections by R. Filliou in red ink
Folded (for mailing) as issued
Sealed on the overlap of the paper-sheet with
a rubber stamp imprint of R. Filliou
"Couvre-chef(s)d'oeuvres - Galerie Légitime"
Artistic organisers: R. Filliou and B. Patterson
The diagram is a schematic map of various
locations for the events and a small show by B. Patterson
Folder signed by Ben Patterson

Also they performed some short pieces and compositions by:
G. Brecht (Comb Music - Drip Music) ;
J. Cage (Music for Marrying Maiden) ;
R. Filliou (Le Voyage de la Galerie Legitime, an auction) ;
D. Higgins (Requiem for March 17, 1848 -
Symphony No.3 - Constellation No.4) ;
T. Ichiyanagi (Music for Piano No.7 and stanzas) ;
A. Kaprow (Stockroom) ;
T. Kosugi (Micro No.1) ;
G. Maciunas (Solo for Lips and Microphone) ;
J. MacLow (Leters for Iris Numbers+For Silence) ;
S. Morris (Dance Constructions) ;
R. Maxfield (Pastoral Symphony+Night Music) ;
B. Patterson (Paper Piece - Variations for Contrabas - Cinq Billards) ;
Y. Tone (Costumes) ; L.M. Young (Compositions 1960 No.4) ; etc.

See also:
"List of Fluxus Festivals..", No. FX0452
"Sneak Review", No. FXC1706

Exh.: 2015, Rome ; 2019, London.

Bibl.: "Happening & Fluxus", exhibition catalogue, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne 1970. "Teaching and learning as performing arts / Lehren und lernen als Aufführungkünste", Cologne, 1970, pp. 38-39 ; B. Patterson, "The Black & White File", Wiesbaden, 1999; "Benjamin Patterson. Born in the State of FLUXUS/us", exhibition catalogue, Houston, 2012, p. 181; "The Lunatics are on the Loose. European Fluxus Festivals 1962-1977" (edited by P. Stegmann), Down with art!, Berlin, 2012, pag.43-47. "El arte es lo que hace la vida más interesante que el arte", Les Editions Interventions, 2007, page 60.