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Hitchhiking with Piano

Creator: 
Serge III
Performer: 
Serge III
Bibliographical sources: 
in la revue du Festival Non Art, Anti-Art
Website: 
//www.sergeiii.com/performances.html
Theoretical background: 
in June 1969 Ben and Mérino organized the Non-Art Festival. Ben had told me that someone-or-other from Fluxus had written a book listing all the pieces with a piano created under the sun. I answered that he could add two, hitchhiking, and boating on a piano.
Occurence: 
Places: 
Nationale 7
Starting date: 
06 13 1969
Topology: 
in the countryside/village
Background: 
the festival Non-art, Anti-art, Truth is Art organized by Ben and Francis Mérino from June 1 to June 15, 1969.
Producer: 
Francis Mérino
Adress: 
Cros de Cagnes
France
Documents: 

règlement du festival, recto verso tapuscrit anglais/français, 1 page et enveloppe originale du festival.

Type: 
Imprimé
Technique description référence: 
règlement du festival, recto verso tapuscrit anglais/français, 1 page et enveloppe originale du festival.
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Programme du <em>Festival Non Art, Anti-Art</em>

Type: 
Imprimé
Technique description référence: 
Programme du <em>Festival Non Art, Anti-Art</em>
BEN_VA

Camion-stoppeur en route... piano-piano pour Paris

Type: 
Presse
Technique description référence: 
Article de presse
BEN_VA
Serge III | trace de la performance "Auto-stop avec piano", 1969 | © DR | courtesy Ben
Description: 
Serge III rented an upright piano and waited by the side of the nationale 7 road, in the direction of Paris. Nobody picked up this strange hitchhiker.

Intention: in June 1969 Ben and Mérino organized the Non-Art Festival. Ben had told me that someone-or-other from Fluxus had written a book listing all the pieces with a piano created under the sun. I answered that he could add two, hitchhiking, and boating on a piano.
Serge III faisant de l'auto-stop. Anecdote importante, le personnage au second plan a été effacé lors d'une parution de cette photographie dans la presse locale en raison de ses apparentes origines ethniques
Serge III | photographie de la performance "Auto-stop avec piano", 1969 | Serge III faisant de l'auto-stop. Anecdote importante, le personnage au second plan a été effacé lors d'une parution de cette photographie dans la presse locale en raison de ses apparentes origines ethniques | © Serge III - ADAGP, Paris 2012 | photographie : © Jean Ferrero | courtesy Jean Ferrero
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