Alison Knowles, Robert Watts and George Brecht
BLINK, 1963
Screenprint and synthetic polymer paint on canvas
463x463 mm; 18x18 inches.
In 1963, the Fluxus artists Alison Knowles, Robert Watts and George Brecht collaborated in the Sissor Bros. Warehouse, Ralph Nelson Gallery, Los Angeles, event commonly referred to as BLINK. This resulting commemorative eighteen inch square print with paint consisted of three images chosen at random, one selected by each artist. The image appeared on everything from canvases to bathing suits and hair brushes, and were sold at flea markets. There are additional versions of this work in The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. One was featured in by Alison Knowles: A Retrospective (1960–2022) at the Berkeley Museum of Art
One was sold at auction in 2023; price upon request.
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