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Discover the Cloudsmith: A Pioneer of Fluxus Art

A man with glasses and a beard sitting in a vintage blue car, which has a cloud design on its side.

Enigmatic Creator. Hailing from Littleton, New Hampshire. A longstanding member of Fluxus since the mid-1960s, he has coined the moniker “cloudsmith” to represent his extensive repertoire of sky-inspired paintings, objects, installations, and performances. As a professor emeritus of art at Rutgers University, he shared his wisdom from 1956 to 2003 and collaborated with renowned artists such as Allan Kaprow, Roy Lichtenstein, and Lucas Samaras during their tenure in the 1960s.

In 2002, he curated Critical Mass: Happenings, Fluxus, Performance, Intermedia and Rutgers University, 1958-1972, a groundbreaking compilation that chronicles the revolutionary creative endeavors and experimental works spearheaded by the university’s esteemed faculty in the 1960s. Notable contributors include Bob Watts, Allan Kaprow, George Brecht, Hendricks, and other trailblazers. He has been a prominent figure in Fluxus festivals across the globe and continues to showcase his talents internationally.

www.ftn-books.com has the MORE THAN 100 SKIES publication now vailable.