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Charlotte Moorman

American, 1933–1991

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Charlotte Moorman was an American cellist and performance artist who pioneered the integration of experimental music and radical body performance in the 1960s and 1970s. She collaborated extensively with composer Nam June Paik, performing with video installations and modified instruments that challenged conventional distinctions between music and visual art. Moorman's live performances, often featuring her cello as both sonic and sculptural object, established her as a key figure in Fluxus and the avant-garde performance movements of the postwar era.

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Artworks (14)

Postcard from Nam June Paik to Jan van der Marck

1974 · Mailed postcard with ballpoint pen

sheet: 4 × 5 11/16" (10.2 × 14.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Postcard from Nam June Paik to Jan van der Marck

1974 · Torn and mailed postcard with ballpoint pen

sheet: 4 1/8 × 5 13/16" (10.4 × 14.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Poster for Tenth Annual New York Avant Garde Festival, December 9, 1973

1973 · (CONFIRM)

Sheet: 31 x 20" (78.7 x 50.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Poster for Nam June Paik: Paik-Abe Video Synthesizer with Charlotte Moorman, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, January 18–23, 1972

1972 · Offset lithograph

sheet: 23 7/8 × 16 1/8" (60.7 × 41 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Map of the 7th Annual Avant Garde Festival, Wards Island, Mill Rock Island, East River at 102nd Street, New York City, 1969

1969 · Typewriting, ink, and correction fluid on transparentized paper

sheet (irreg.): 8 9/16 × 13 3/8" (21.7 × 34 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Poster for Intermedia '68: Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik, New York State University, various locations, February–March 1968

1968 · Mailed offset lithograph with stamped ink

sheet: 17 1/16 × 11" (43.3 × 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nam June Paik's Variations on a Theme by Saint-Saëns, performed by Charlotte Moorman during 24 Stunden (24 Hours), Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany, June 5, 1965

1965 · Gelatin silver print

7 1/8 x 9 1/4" (18.1 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Charlotte Moorman performing at 24 Stunden (24 Hours), Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany, June 5, 1965

1965 · Gelatin silver print

Museum of Modern Art

Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik performing at 24 Stunden (24 Hours), Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany, June 5, 1965

1965 · Gelatin silver print

Museum of Modern Art

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Charlotte Moorman performing at 24 Stunden (24 Hours), Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, Germany, June 5, 1965

1965 · Gelatin silver print

Museum of Modern Art

Poster for 24 Stunden (24 Hours),, Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, June 5, 1965

1965 · Offset lithograph

sheet: 20 x 25 1/2" (50.8 x 64.8 cm)

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