Alison Knowles. The Identical Lunch, 1976

Original mixed media painting. Silkscreen and acrylic paint on canvas, 125 x 100 cm. Signed 'Alison Knowles '76' in black felttip pen on the image. In very good condition. Includes a letter of authenticity by Knowles sent to the former owner in Italy in 1993.

Alison Knowles (b. 1933) was a core member of Fluxus, and became known for her performances and Fluxus event scores, including 'Make a Salad' and 'Identical Lunch', which she has performed internationally since the early 1960s. Identical Lunch portraits were featured at major exhibitions, including the traveling show 'In the Spirit of Fluxus' (1993-1995), and the 2022 Knowles retrospective (1960-2022) at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.