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George Brecht, Dresser; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1963 George Brecht, Dresser . DRESSER • mirror above drawers below MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Direction; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1963 George Brecht, Direction . DIRECTION Arrange to observe a sign indicating direction of travel. • travel in the indicated direction • travel in another direction MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Solo for Violin, Viola, Cello, or Contrabass; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1962–1963 George Brecht, Solo for Violin, Viola, Cello, or Contrabass , 1962. SOLO FOR VIOLIN VIOLA CELLO OR CONTRABASS • polishing George Brecht 1962 MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Sink — 1/2 (toothbrushes and black soap); Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1963 George Brecht, Sink — 1/2 (toothbrushes and black soap). SINK • on a white sink toothbrushes black soap MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Three Telephone Events; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1961, 1963 George Brecht, Three Telephone Events , Spring, 1961. THREE TELEPHONE EVENTS • When the telephone rings, it is allowed to continue ringing, until it stops. • When the telephone rings, the receiver is lifted, then replaced. • When the telephone rings, it is answered. Performance note: Each event comprises all occurrences within its duration. Spring, 1961 MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Position; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1963 George Brecht, Position . POSITION • an insect nearby MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Three Lamp Events; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1961, 1963 George Brecht, Three Lamp Events , Summer, 1961. THREE LAMP EVENTS • on. off. • lamp • off. on. "It is sure to be dark if you shut your eyes."(J. Ray) Summer, 1961 MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Organ Piece; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1962–1963 George Brecht, Organ Piece , 1962. ORGAN PIECE • organ G. Brecht 1962 MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Exhibit Seven (Clock); Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1961, 1963 George Brecht, Exhibit Seven (Clock) , Summer, 1961. EXHIBIT SEVEN (CLOCK) • house number Summer, 1961 MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Stool — 3/3 (on ( or near ) a stool); Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1963 George Brecht, Stool — 3/3 (on ( or near ) a stool). STOOL on ( or near ) a stool MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Three Dances; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1961, 1963 George Brecht, Three Dances , Summer, 1961. THREE DANCES 1. Saliva 2. Pause. Urination. Pause. 3. Perspiration. Summer, 1961 G. Brecht MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Ladder; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1963 George Brecht, Ladder . LADDER • Paint a single straight ladder white Paint the bottom rung black. Distribute spectral colors on the rungs between MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Incidental Music; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1961, 1963 George Brecht, Incidental Music , Summer, 1961. INCIDENTAL MUSIC Five Piano Pieces, any number playable successively or simultaneously, in any order and combination, with one another and with other pieces. 1. The piano seat is tilted on its base and brought to rest against a part of the piano. 2. Wooden blocks. A single block is placed inside the piano. A block is placed upon this block, then a third upon the second, and so forth, singly, until at least one block falls from the column. 3. Photographing the piano situation. 4. Three dried peas or beans are dropped, one after another, onto the keyboard. 5. The piano seat is suitable arranged, and the performer seats himself. Summer, 1961. G. Brecht MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Egg; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1963 George Brecht, Egg . EGG • at least one egg MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Spanish Card Piece for Objects; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1959, 1963 George Brecht, Spanish Card Piece for Objects , Winter, 1959/60. SPANISH CARD PIECE FOR OBJECTS From one to twenty-four performers are arranged within view of each other. Each has before him a stopwatch and a set of objects of four types, corresponding to the four suits of Spanish cards: swords, clubs, cups, and coins. One performer, as dealer, shuffles a deck of Spanish cards (which are numbered 1-12 in each suit), and deals them in pairs to all performers, each performer arranging his pairs, face up, in front of him. At a sign from the dealer, each performer starts his stopwatch, and, interpreting the rank of the first card in each pair as the number of sound to be made, and the rank of the second card in each pair as the number of consecutive five-second intervals within which that number of sounds is to be freely arranged, acts with an object corresponding to the suit of the first card in each pair upon an object corresponding to the suit of the second card in that pair. When every performer has used all his pairs of cards, the piece ends. G. Brecht Winter, 1959/60 MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, 3 Piano Pieces; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1962–1963 George Brecht, 3 Piano Pieces , 1962. 3 PIANO PIECES • standing • sitting • walking G. Brecht, 1962 MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Suitcase — 1/3 (black suitcase / white objects); Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1963 George Brecht, Suitcase — 1/3 (black suitcase / white objects). SUITCASE • black suitcase • white objects MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Six Exhibits; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1961, 1963 George Brecht, Six Exhibits , Summer, 1961. SIX EXHIBITS • ceiling • first wall • second wall • third wall • fourth wall • floor Summer, 1961 MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Two Elimination Events; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1961, 1963 George Brecht, Two Elimination Events , Summer, 1961. TWO ELIMINATION EVENTS empty vessel empty vessel Summer, 1961 MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Two Approximations; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1963 George Brecht, Two Approximations . TWO APPROXIMATIONS ( obituary ) MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Three Chair Events; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1961, 1963 George Brecht, Three Chair Events , Spring, 1961. THREE CHAIR EVENTS • Sitting on a black chair Occurrence. • Yellow chair. ( Occurrence. ) • On (or near) a white chair. Occurrence. Spring, 1961 G. Brecht MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Table — 1/3 (table); Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1963 George Brecht, Table — 1/3 (table). TABLE • table MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Candle-Piece for Radios; Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1963 George Brecht, Candle-Piece for Radios . CANDLE-PIECE FOR RADIOS 1. There are about one and one-half times as many radios as performers. The radios are placed about the room and turned on at lowest volume. A stack of instruction cards from a shuffled master-deck is dealt, face-up, at each radio. 2. The room lights are turned out. (Birthday) Candles are lighted and given to the performers, each of whom places one candle by each of the instruction card stacks. After doing this, each performer finds himself at a radio. He performs the instructions given on the top card, places the card at the bottom of the deck, and proceeds to another, unoccupied, radio. 3. Each performer, then, finds himself performing a card instruction and going to another radio. He does this until he finds either that a card is unreadable, or that the candle at a radio is out completely. In either event, he turns off that radio, and, when no more radios are available, returns to his seat. MoMA record P+ VI

George Brecht, Table — 3/3 (glasses, a puzzle and smoking); Water Yam, Fluxus, 1963 1963 George Brecht, Table — 3/3 (glasses, a puzzle and smoking). TABLE • on a white table glasses, a puzzle and ( having to do with smoking ) MoMA record P+ VI

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