Toorn, Jan van (editor).

[EXTENSIVE FLUXUS SOUND DOCUMENTATION] Fluxus Anthology: 30th Anniversary 1962 – 1992. Sound Events.

Den Bosch: Slowscan Editions, 1993. Quarto (32 × 24.3 × 5 cm). Original wooden box with screen print and metal clasp containing 8 cassette tapes and 8 brochures in original printed colored paper wrappers; [176]; [8]; [8]; [8]; [6], 26; leaflet [4]; color paper title and and 2 single-sided printed leaves; [12] with and two full-page screenprints on paper and transparent sheet labeled "Fluxus concert de Vostell". 2 wrappers each with a tiny, faint, barely visible stain; wrappers of the most extensive brochure somewhat faded and with a narrow, unfaded strip; pages partially numbered in pencil afterwards; else very good (the cassettes untested). Item #55197

The third sound anthology on Fluxus artists, with statements, interviews, sound events, and some non-sound material. The publications accompanying to the anthology contain biographies and contributions by the participating artists, an extensive discography of Fluxus recordings and, in addition to several photographic images of performances and installations, photocopied manuscripts and scores. In addition to the contributions in the comprehensive catalog, individual brochures were produced for the following artists: Eric Andersen, Henning Christiansen, Robert Filliou, Dick Higgins, Joe Jones, Paul Sharits und Wolf Vostell.

The audio tapes contain texts, sounds, and actions by Marcel Alocco, Eric Andersen, Guiseppe Chiari, Henning Christiansen, Albrecht D., Jean Dupuy, Robert Filliou, Ken Friedman, Al Hansen, Dick Higgins, Ray Johnson, Joe Jones, Milan Knizak, Alison Knowles, Takehisa Kosugi, Bob Lens, George Maciunas, Richard Maxfield, Larry Miller, Mieko Shiomi, Carolee Schneemann, Paul Sharits, Wolf Vostell, and Roberts Watts.

One of 200 copies; besides these, 60 artist's copies and 38 copies were published as a “deluxe edition” (for which the printer's note still states: “in preparation”).

Cf. Fondazione Bonotto FXCM0204 (the number and composition of the brochures varies between the comparative copies in different libraries; the copy of the Fondazione Bonotto contains in addition a brochure on Ken Friedman). The Fondazione Bonotto entry contains a detailed list of the recordings on the audio tapes.