Charlotte Moorman
Charlotte Moorman
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Articles and Essays
New York Times
John Rockwell Dec 31, 1969
John Rockwell, "Multimedia Concert at Kitchen Proves Less Than Success." New York Times (February 20, 1973)
The reviewer is unimpressed by the February 1973 concert at The Kitchen; he discusses Charlotte Moorman's performance, Yoshi Wada's musical performance, and Nam June Paik'sscreening of Japanese commercials
Press Release
September 28-October 14, 1973
(September 28-October 14, 1973)
This is the press release for the second Women's Video Festival, held at LoGiuduce Gallery over two weeks in September and October 1973.
Program Notes
September 30, October 7, October 14, 1973
(September 30, October 7, October 14, 1973)
This document announces three evenings of performances by Charlotte Moorman, which were featured in the Second Annual Women's Video Festival.
Letter
Charlotte Moorman 1973
This one-page letter from Charlotte Moorman presents preliminary plans for the 11th Annual Avant Garde Festival.
Notes and Descriptions
Charlotte Moorman 1974
(1974)
This is a one-page information sheet for artists participating in the 11th Annual Avant Garde Festival wherein Charlotte Moorman outlines instructions and requests practical information.
Invitation
Charlotte Moorman 1975
This letter, signed by Charlotte Moorman, invites artists to participate in the 12th Annual Avant Garde Festival.
Review
Village Voice
Annette Kuhn Dec 31, 1969
Village Voice(November 2, 1972):70.
This reviewer of the 9th Annual Avant Garde Festival gives her personal impressions of some of the works, the audience, the participants, the site, and the overall ambience.
Articles and Essays
New York Times
Michael Kaufman Dec 31, 1969
New York Times (December 10, 1973)
In this article, Michael Kaufman gives a biographical introduction to Charlotte Moorman, from her beginnings as a student at Juilliard to her discovery of the avant-garde via John Cage. Kaufman also describes works in the 10th Avant Garde Festival.
Articles and Essays
Village Voice
Robin Reisig Dec 31, 1969
Village Voice (November 21, 1974): 83
This reviewer gives a detailed description of her time at the 11th Annual Avant Garde Festival, writing, "I touched, heard, and played with the art works. I even ate several of them."
Proposals
Jim McWilliams 1972
The Intravenous Feeding of Charlotte Moorman (A Deep Sea Event for Cerise Cello)
Jim McWilliams describes one in a series of events that "highlight Charlotte Moorman and Cello as performers." He states that the idea for this event came when he visited Moorman in the hospital after an operation and Moorman was being fed through tubes. Other events in the series include Ice Music for London in 1972, where Moorman played on a cello made of ice, The Second Coming of Charlotte Moorman at the 2nd Annual Avant Garde Festival, and Sky Kiss # 5 at the 6th Annual Avant Garde Festival.
Proposals
Jackson Mac Low 1974
A Vocabulary for Charlotte Moorman
In this hand-written document, Jackson Mac Low describes his proposed work for the 11th Annual Avant Garde Festival, consisting of collages and paintings, with words spelled exclusively from the letters of Charlotte Moorman's name.
Articles and Essays
Village Voice
J.P. Dec 31, 1969
Village Vice (November 25, 1971)
In this brief piece, the reviewer considers the 8th Annual Avant Garde Festival as "a study in contradictions of terms. The idea is so absurd and has been for so long that one begins to think it is outrageous."
Proposals
Jim McWilliams 1974
Flying Cello: A Trapeze Musical Event
This one-page document, which includes a drawing, announces an event by Jim McWilliams, to be performed by Charlotte Moorman.
Proposals
Bruce Hellman 1973
Mindscapes Kinetic Light System
In this letter Bruce Heilman describes two works-in-progress, one that was shown in 1972 Avant Garde Festival and one for the 1973 Festival.
Articles and Essays
New Yorker
Dec 31, 1969
New Yorker (November 11, 1972)
In this unattributed Talk of the Town piece, the author takes an anecdotal approach as he or she waits for Charlotte Moorman to play her cello underwater.
Program Notes
Dec 31, 1969
On June 12, 1971, thirty minutes of live network broadcast air time was granted to writer and artist Douglas Davis by WTOP-TV in Washington DC; Viewers were invited to call in to the station and participate in a live electronic performance.
Program Notes
(September 30, 1973)
This document announces Charlotte Moorman's performance of Crotch Music by Jim McWilliams as part of the Second Annual Women's Video Festival at the Loguidice Gallery, with Susan Milano (camera) and Shridhar Bapat (video document).
Proposals
Anne Tardos 1974
Untitled performance
In this letter Anne Tardos proposes that for the 11th Annual Avant Garde Festival she will invite Rufus Zogman to "perform" a metamorphosis, impersonating Tardos by wearing a photo-mask of her face.
Review
September 1972
(September 14-30, 1972)
In this press release for the first Women's Video Festival at The Kitchen in 1972, Susan Milano announces that the Festival will present video works "created, produced or directed by women" that "cover the full spectrum of half-inch video applications, from video-verite to electronic abstraction." The release notes that the program will include a documentary on lesbian mothers, a tape about tattooing, a live video/dance event, and tapes on rape and abortion.
Press Clippings
Jonas Mekas, Joseph Schwartz, Grace Glueck, John Gruen 1969
