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Journal of the Identical Lunch
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August 14, 2016
August 14, 2016: read in one go, in bed wearing no shirt, from about 11 AM to 12:30 PM, day after warm summer day, one of the warmest so far this summer in Seattle, J in bed reading, too. Window open, cats jumping up on sill. Read pdf version on ipad found on Monoskop Log, not the best scan: right margin of left-facing pages not handled well, right-most characters cut off. Very enjoyable reading, terrific concept, nice writing. Got up to wash the dishes of the strawberry shortcake of the night before with J, E, and D.
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May 12, 2023It’s a book about a tuna sandwich!
Alison Knowles was a founding member of the Fluxus art “non-movement” during the 1960’s and 70’s.
It was the most radical art movement in the 20th century, and had an anti-commercial, anti-institutional art sentiment.
The Fluxus artists staged ‘events’ where participants were a part of the artwork in some self aware way.
In this example, Alison Knowles conceived of the identical lunch after noticing that she ate "a tunafish sandwich on wheat toast, with lettuce and butter (no mayo), and a large glass of buttermilk, or a cup of soup ."
So this became the art performance. She invited people to come with her to the restaurant where she had lunch and order "a tunafish sandwich on wheat toast, with lettuce and butter (no mayo), and a large glass of buttermilk, or a cup of soup ." This was one of Knowles’ most viral performances, along with ‘Make a salad’, and ‘Make a soup’.
Alison released this short book in 1973 which documented this art performance and its conception, reception and evolution (with nice pictures). It is a nail biter of a book.
I guess I’m also participating in the performance art of reading this little book.
Alison Knowles was a founding member of the Fluxus art “non-movement” during the 1960’s and 70’s.
It was the most radical art movement in the 20th century, and had an anti-commercial, anti-institutional art sentiment.
The Fluxus artists staged ‘events’ where participants were a part of the artwork in some self aware way.
In this example, Alison Knowles conceived of the identical lunch after noticing that she ate "a tunafish sandwich on wheat toast, with lettuce and butter (no mayo), and a large glass of buttermilk, or a cup of soup ."
So this became the art performance. She invited people to come with her to the restaurant where she had lunch and order "a tunafish sandwich on wheat toast, with lettuce and butter (no mayo), and a large glass of buttermilk, or a cup of soup ." This was one of Knowles’ most viral performances, along with ‘Make a salad’, and ‘Make a soup’.
Alison released this short book in 1973 which documented this art performance and its conception, reception and evolution (with nice pictures). It is a nail biter of a book.
I guess I’m also participating in the performance art of reading this little book.
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