"...a photo of the beancan I acquired...."- S. Random
Image copyright of Steve Random
(one of the founders of Fluxus)Alison Knowles, Bean Rolls (1963)
A fluxus production. designed by George Maciunas in 1963. A four inch square cube contains seventeen tiny scrolls, each with material about beans in songs, recipes, stories, science, cartoons, ads etc. Each scroll is different held together with a small dental rubber band. Four or five real beans are in a can to make a sound in a book when it is shaken. Edition of 200. Out of print. Exhibited in "The American Century" (1999) in the Whitney Museum, New York. -http://www.aknowles.com/beanrolls.html
A fluxus production. designed by George Maciunas in 1963. A four inch square cube contains seventeen tiny scrolls, each with material about beans in songs, recipes, stories, science, cartoons, ads etc. Each scroll is different held together with a small dental rubber band. Four or five real beans are in a can to make a sound in a book when it is shaken. Edition of 200. Out of print. Exhibited in "The American Century" (1999) in the Whitney Museum, New York. -http://www.aknowles.com/beanrolls.html
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