Daniel Buren (1938 - )

Daniel Buren, Sandwich Men, 1968

Yves Klein (1928 - 1962)

Yves Klein, Anthropometry of the Blue Period, 1960

Yves Klein, Untitled Anthropometry, 1960

Text from MoMA: "Klein employed female models as "living paintbrushes" to make this work and others in his Anthropometry series, named after the study of human body measurements. "In this way," the artist said, "I stayed clean. I no longer dirtied myself with color, not even the tips of my fingers." Klein directed the models, covered in International Klein Blue—his patented blue paint—to make imprints of their bodies on large sheets of paper. He staged the making of Anthropometries as elaborate performances for an audience, complete with blue cocktails and a performance of his Monotone Symphony—a single note played for twenty minutes, followed by twenty minutes of silence."

 Watch video recordings of Klein's Anthropometries here and here and an interview with one of the models.

Luigi Russolo (1885 - 1947)

Luigi Russolo and his assistant Ugo Piatti with Noise Intoners, c1913

John Cage (1912 - 1922)

John Cage, 4’ 33”, 1952

 See video of performance.

Hiugo Ball (1886 - 1927)

Hugo Ball performing at the Cabaret Voltaire, 23rd June 1916
"I wore a specially designed costume. My legs were encased in cothurns made of luminous blue card-board reaching up to my hips, so that I looked like an obelisk. Above this I wore a huge cardboard collar, scarlet inside and gold outside. This was fastened at the throat in such a manner that I was able to move it like wings by raising and dropping my elbows. In addition, I wore a tall blue and white striped hat."

Hugo Ball, Karawane, 1916

Gadji beri bimba

gadji beri bimba glandridi laula lonni cadori
gadjama gramma berida bimbala glandri galassassa laulitalomini
gadji beri bin blassa glassala laula lonni cadorsu sassala bim
gadjama tuffm i zimzalla binban gligla wowolimai bin beri ban
o katalominai rhinozerossola hopsamen laulitalomini hoooo
gadjama rhinozerossola hopsamen
bluku terullala blaulala loooo

zimzim urullala zimzim urullala zimzim zanzibar zimzalla zam
elifantolim brussala bulomen brussala bulomen tromtata
velo da bang band affalo purzamai affalo purzamai lengado tor
gadjama bimbalo glandridi glassala zingtata pimpalo ögrögöööö
viola laxato viola zimbrabim viola uli paluji malooo

tuffm im zimbrabim negramai bumbalo negramai bumbalo tuffm i zim
gadjama bimbala oo beri gadjama gaga di gadjama affalo pinx
gaga di bumbalo bumbalo gadjamen
gaga di bling blong
gaga blung

Hugo Ball, Gadji Beri Bimba