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The Sound of Black Velvet

Performance type: 
Event
Free tags: 
Musique
velours
rideau
Creator: 
Marcel Alocco
Performer: 
Marcel Alocco
Bibliographical sources: 
ALOCCO Marcel, In-scription d'un itinéraire 1965-1970, Galerie A. De la Salle, 1971, p.5
Theoretical background: 
This event was published first in 1967 by Marcel Alocco under the form of Fluxus scores on cue cards. He writes on them:

MUSIC
Warning to the readers: These "proposals" are (in majority) less public events than individual exercises intended to those who, after the age of reason, persist in asking questions to things.
Alocco - Fluxus - 1967

Despite that, this Fluxus play will be created on March 18, 1968, during a concert conducted by Ben, at the Théâtre des Carmes, in Avignon; then performed again in Nice during concerts at the Artistique with the whole gang.
Occurence: 
Documents: 

4 Solo avril 1966

Type: 
Imprimé
Technique description référence: 
quatrième partition de musique fluxus publiée dans l'ensemble <em>Events</em> de Marcel Alocco
8,2 x 12,8 cmALOCCO
Fichier pdf: 
ALOC1966_VELO_ALOC_DOCI_01
Témoignage: 
Marcel Alocco | Le son du velours noir, 1966
Description: 
FLUXUS EVENT

The performer enters the stage carrying a red velvet sheet on his arm. He unfolds it in front of him, then exits abandoning it on stage.
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