Seven telephone events ... four from the 1960s, two from the 1970s, one
from the 1990s.
Ken Friedman
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Telephone Car Event
Hide a normal desk telephone and a bell in your car or in any car. At an
unexpected moment, ring the bell. Answer the phone and start talking. This
piece may be varied by using a suitcase, on a street corner, in a
restaurant, under a table, etc.
1967
First performed in San Francisco, California with Steve Abrams. This piece
was originally titled Telecar.
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Telephone Clock
Telephone someone.
Announce the time.
1967
First realized in San Francisco, California in February, 1967.
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Telephone Event
Take a standard desk telephone to someone's door. Ring the bell. When
someone comes to the door, hand the phone to them, saying, "It's for you."
1967
First realized in San Francisco, California in February, 1967.
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Telephone for You
Take a standard desk telephone with you in a car. Drive up to people,
handing the phone out through the window, saying, "It's for you." This
piece may also be performed using a suitcase or briefcase in unexpected
situations, in an elevator, on a street corner, in a restaurant, etc.
1967
First performed during the Aktual/Keeping Together Manifestation, March
1967. Originally titled Telephone for Steve Abrams.
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In One Year and Out the Other
On New Year's Eve, make a telephone call from one time zone to another so
that you are conducting a conversation between people located in two years.
1975
I first performed this event on New Year's Eve 1975-1976, calling from
Springfield, Ohio forward to Dick Higgins, Christo, and Nam June Paik in
New York, then back to Tom Garver and Natasha Nicholson in California. I
have celebrated this work annually since then, frequently calling Tom
Garver, Peter Frank, Newton and Helen Harrison, Abraham Friedman and Dick
Higgins. For New Year's of 1992-1993 I used telefax for the first time in
performing this work. I sent telefax messages with the score to Christo and
Jeanne-Claude Christo, Peter Frank, Abraham and Shirley Friedman, Dick
Higgins, Hong Hee Kim-Cheon, Choong-Sup and Yeong Lim, Karen and David Moss.
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Three Texts for Jim Pallas
Evidence.
Piety.
Perseverance.
1979
First performed in 1979 during preparations for the Phone Event during the
month of January, 1989, organized by Jim Pallas in Detroit, Michigan.
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Bird Call
Make a telephone call to a bird. If you do not know a bird who has a
telephone, make a telephone call in which you make bird noises.
1992
First realized with a telephone call to Jack Ox's parakeet, Dwight, then
living in Cologne.
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These events are copyright (c) Fluxus 1967, 1975, and copyright (c) Ken
Friedman 1967, 1975, 1979, 1992, 2000. All rights reserved. Permission is
granted to reproduce or perform these events provided that credit is given
and copyright is acknowledged.
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