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Nicole Woods
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L.A. based art historian | critic | professor; 1st book on Fluxus artist Alison Knowles (University of Chicago Press, 2026). 2nd book on Bob Thompson (in progress). She/her. Views my own.
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Nicole Woods @profwoods.bsky.social · Jun 28
Book cover reveal! I’m so proud of this project, which took a very long time to build (from numerous archives) and complete. Will be insufferably elated from now ‘til January and beyond. Discount code coming soon. @alisonknowlesofficial @uchicagopress #PerformingChance #AlisonKnowles #Fluxus
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artforum.com
Also in the issue: Pablo Larios surveys the landscape of institution building in the Gulf, Nicole L. Woods remembers iconic Fluxus artist Alison Knowles, Shannon Taggart communes with the paranormal archive of SORRAT, and much more. www.artforum.com/issue/2026/f...
February 2026
The February 2026 issue of Artforum, featuring Banks Violette, Gulf institutions, Alison Knowles, and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale.
www.artforum.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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February 4, 1959: Charles Mingus went to Atlantic Studios at 57th Street and 7th Avenue in New York City with a large ensemble to record what would become one of the most enduring records of his career, Blues & Roots.
February 5, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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Alison Knowles, des œuvres comme des partitions à activer

https://www.europesays.com/fr/518905/

Un long damier rouge s’étale au centre de la pièce. L’important n’est pas ce damier mais ce que…#fr #france
Alison Knowles, des œuvres comme des partitions à activer - France | République française
Un long damier rouge s’étale au centre de la pièce. L’important n’est pas ce damier mais ce que va en faire le public.
www.europesays.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Alison Knowles (29 April 1933–29 October 2025)

At The Wire website, Irene Revell reflects on the life and work of Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles, who died in October

www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...
Alison Knowles (29 April 1933–29 October 2025) - The Wire
Irene Revell reflects on the life and work of Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles, who died in October
www.thewire.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Alison Knowles & Pauline Oliveros. Postcard Theatre, 1970
December 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Diane Arbus, 1962
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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The acclaimed singer, minimalist and intermedia artist gets a new documentary and a new record
Meredith Monk in review
Reviewed by Michael Schell: the acclaimed singer, minimalist and intermedia artist gets a new documentary and a new album.
www.sequenza21.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Marcel Duchamp’s Christmas tree, 1907

ꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ: ʙᴇɪɴᴇᴄᴋᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴠᴇ, ʏᴀʟᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱɪᴛʏ
Photograph of artist Marcel Duchamp's Christmas tree from around 1907. A vintage, sepia-toned photograph shows a small, decorated tree placed on a wooden stool. 
December 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Alison Knowles, Fluxus Artist Who Spun Art from the Everyday, Dies at 92 💔 #RIP
Alison Knowles, Fluxus Artist Who Spun Art from the Everyday, Dies at 92
Alison Knowles, the Fluxus artist behind 'Make a Salad,' has died at 92.
www.artnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Profoundly saddened to hear of AK’s passing last week. I’m so grateful for the years I spent interviewing her for my book on her art/life, forthcoming in March @uchicagopress.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/a...
Alison Knowles, Artist Who Took Lunch to New Levels, Dies at 92
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
profwoods.bsky.social
Excited to finally share this news! Thank you Smithsonian American Art Museum for the opportunity to finish book research (also supported by
NGA & The Andy Warhol Foundation) on Bob Thompson as the William H. Truettner Senior Fellow. #BobThompson #smithsonianamericanartmuseum
Photos of museum researchers for 2025-26.
July 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
profwoods.bsky.social
Book cover reveal! I’m so proud of this project, which took a very long time to build (from numerous archives) and complete. Will be insufferably elated from now ‘til January and beyond. Discount code coming soon. @alisonknowlesofficial @uchicagopress #PerformingChance #AlisonKnowles #Fluxus
June 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Octavia Butler being a time traveler or seer, will forever be a hill I'm willing to die on, because there's just no way. Parable of The Sower was published in 1993. Look at this date. #BlackBookSky #BookSky
November 19, 2024 at 1:44 PM
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Mike Kelley, Empathy Displacement: Humanoid Morphology (2nd and 3rd Remove) #1, 1990

https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137377
Gift of Gwen and Peter Norton
December 22, 2024 at 6:17 AM
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Senga Nengudi with an untitled water composition in Los Angeles, 1969
December 3, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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www.nga.gov/research/cas...
Nicole L. Woods
National Gallery of Art
www.nga.gov
December 1, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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Nicole L. Woods, 2017–2018
National Gallery of Art
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December 1, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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Fluxus und Wiesbaden, und Alison Knowles gehört dazu.
Ich besprach die Ausstellung im Museum Wiesbaden im neuen Band des Kunstforum International (299, „Kunstvereine“)
www.kunstforum.de/artikel/alis...
Alison Knowles – www.kunstforum.de
Isa Bickmann rezensiert für KUNSTFORUM International die Ausstellung "Alison Knowles. Retrospektive" im Museum Wiesbaden
www.kunstforum.de
November 9, 2024 at 8:09 PM