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1927 Richmond Hill, Queens, New York - 1995 Cologne, Germany. Known for: Fluxus art, happenings, performances.
Alfred Earl "Al" Hansen (5 October 1927 - 22 June 1995) was a Norwegian-American artist considered as one of the most important Fluxus* figures. He was a Norwegian American. Born in New York City, he... Read full biography
Alfred Earl "Al" Hansen (5 October 1927 - 22 June 1995) was a Norwegian-American artist considered as one of the most important Fluxus* figures. He was a Norwegian American. Born in New York City, he was a member of the Fluxus art movement and friend to Yoko Ono and John Cage. While serving in... Read full biography
Alfred Earl "Al" Hansen (5 October 1927 - 22 June 1995) was a Norwegian-American artist considered as one of the most important Fluxus* figures. He was a Norwegian American. Born in New York City, he was a member of the Fluxus art movement and friend to Yoko Ono and John Cage. While serving in Germany in World War II, Hansen pushed a piano off the roof of a five story building. This act became the foundation of one of his most recognized performance* pieces, the Yoko Ono Piano Drop and inspired... Read full biography
Alfred Earl "Al" Hansen (5 October 1927 - 22 June 1995) was a Norwegian-American artist considered as one of the most important Fluxus* figures. He was a Norwegian American. Born in New York City, he was a member of the Fluxus art movement and friend to Yoko Ono and John Cage. While serving in Germany in World War II, Hansen pushed a piano off the roof of a five story building. This act became the foundation of one of his most recognized performance* pieces, the Yoko Ono Piano Drop and inspired artists such as Nam June Paik. Hansen was a frequent visitor to The Factory, Andy Warhol's studio in New York. Hansen also studied with and worked with the composer John Cage at the New School for Social Research* in New York City. Hansen was... Read full biography
Alfred Earl "Al" Hansen (5 October 1927 - 22 June 1995) was a Norwegian-American artist considered as one of the most important Fluxus* figures. He was a Norwegian American. Born in New York City, he was a member of the Fluxus art movement and friend to Yoko Ono and John Cage. While serving in Germany in World War II, Hansen pushed a piano off the roof of a five story building. This act became the foundation of one of his most recognized performance* pieces, the Yoko Ono Piano Drop and inspired artists such as Nam June Paik. Hansen was a frequent visitor to The Factory, Andy Warhol's studio in New York. Hansen also studied with and worked with the composer John Cage at the New School for Social Research* in New York City. Hansen was perhaps best known for his performance pieces, his participation in Happenings*, and for his collages* in which he often used ci... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWho Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesAl Hansen: An Introspective
1996Hoffman, Heike285 pages (color)Art What Thou Eat Images of Food in American Art
1990
(Exhibition catalog)Gustafson, Donna (others)191 pages (color)A Salute to Helga Retzer
1985
(Exhibition catalog)Aharonian, Coriun et al94 pages (color)The Americans/The Collage
1982
(Exhibition catalog)Contemporary Arts Museum143 pages (color)SoHo, New York Downtown Mahhattan/Berliner Festwochen
1976
(Exhibition catalog)Block, Rene431 pagesSmithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection
1975Editor, Smithsonian0 pages