GeoffreyHendricks

Biography
Geoffrey Hendricks (Littleton, New Hampshire, USA, 1931 – New York City, New York, USA, 2018) was an American artist whose countless representations of the sky in paintings, installations, and performances earned him the moniker “Cloudsmith.” Unlike many of his Fluxus peers, Hendricks favored the use of natural or elemental materials that drew on rural vernacular imagery. Vivid depictions of the sky and clouds appeared on canvases, cars, clothing, and other everyday objects. Since 1973, Hendricks’ works have formed a significant part of Francesco Conz’s collection. The treasured edition Between Two Points. Meditative Rituals (1974–76), a cherrywood case containing relics of three performances and a series of fine black-and-white photographs, was among the first editions curated by Conz and published by Edizioni Pari & Dispari, Reggio Emilia. Hendricks aspired to integrate art and life through a practice rooted in collaboration, a deep appreciation for nature, and precepts of Eastern philosophies. Committed to civil rights, in honor of Brain Buczak and later together with his partner and collaborator Sur Rodney (Sur), Hendricks served on the Board of Directors of the Visual AIDS platform for over a decade. In addition to being represented in some of the world’s most important collections, Hendricks has performed and exhibited internationally, appearing with Fluxus at the Biennale di Venezia (1990), the Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden (1992), the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis (1993), and the Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain de Nice (2003).
Artworks (86)
- Geoffrey Hendricks
Holding Together, 1989 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Two Performances / June 27th and July 4th, 1991 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Moon, No. 34, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
From Head to Foot, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Quartet, No. 59, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Sky Anatomy, 1979, 1980 - Philip Corner, Robert Delford Brown, Jean…
On This Stove Many Meals Were Cooked by Francesco…, 1997 - Roy Adzak, Anna Banana, Roberto Comini, Robert…
20 Jahre Rainer Verlag, 1986 - Geoffrey Hendricks, Robert Watts
Fun With Fluxus, 1984, 1991 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Dialogue. The Eyes of Zeus, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Flower Palette, 1964 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Between Two Points - Fra due poli, 1975 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Cap, No. 56, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
A Celestial Piano of Peace, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Mercury´s Chest, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the Sky, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Eleven, No. 49, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Breathing, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the Sky, 1988 - Philip Corner, Alain Gibertie, Eilen Gruber,…
Fun With Fluxus, 1984, 1992 - Geoffrey Hendricks
1-33, No. 58, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Cortile, 1991 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Flux Relic No. 1, 1992 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Untitled, 1975 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the Sky, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the Sky, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the Sky, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the Sky, 1988 - Brian Buczak, Geoffrey Hendricks
Guardian Angel, 1977 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Trans/Fusion, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Two Performances - Geoffrey Hendricks
With Hand and Foot (Fire and Water), 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Stars, No. 38, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
"Boxes, Ladders, Slates and Sky" exhibition…, 2006 - Brian Buczak, Geoffrey Hendricks
Dream Box, 1977 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the sky, 1988 - Sergio Cena, Geoffrey Hendricks, Arrigo Lora-Totino,…
Fun With Fluxus, 1984, 1990 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Untitled, 1994 - Brian Buczak, Geoffrey Hendricks
Four Hands Examining The Colour of A Thought (Collaborations with Brian Buczak), 2003 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the Sky, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the Sky - Geoffrey Hendricks
Flux Divorce Box, 1973 - Geoffrey Hendricks
On the Glacier, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the Sky, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy, No. 55, 1988 - Ay-O , Eric Andersen, Henning Christiansen,…
Fluxus Virus 1962-1992, 1992 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Rose/Pelvis, 1964/ 1975 - Geoffrey Hendricks
From Sea to Sky. Recasting the Riace Bronzes, 2005 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the Sky, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Naples, No. 47, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks, Various artists
Fluxpotrait of Francesco Conz by Titian and…, 1997 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Untitled, 2005 - Geoffrey Hendricks
From Sea to Sky, 1996 - 2004 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Der rechte Fuß, No. 37, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Bronzi di Riace, 2004-2009 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Fregi Venezia No. 45, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the sky, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
"R" - A Homage to Niclas Tesla, Thomas A.…, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Tronco, 1977 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Cortile (Haircutting), 1991 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Night Sky with Chest, Roots and Sound, 1991 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the Sky, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
100 Skies, 1993 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the Sky, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Sky/Feet No. 44, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Vancouver Bow, No. 52, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Left turn/Sky, 1965 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Head Binding, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Untitled, 1993 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the sky, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Heads and Legs, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Refridgerator with Sky & Roots, 2000 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Dialogue With Ganymede, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks, Robert Watts
Fun With Fluxus, 1984, 1990 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Sky Ladder Cross, 1990 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Between Two Points. Meditative Rituals, 1974-1976 - Geoffrey Hendricks
A Brush With Sky, 1997 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Anatomy of the Sky, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Geometry (In Loving Memory), No. 62, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
All American Flux Safety Matches, 1973 - Geoffrey Hendricks
A1, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Lunch at Jiu Johnston's, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Triangle, No. 27, 1988 - Geoffrey Hendricks
My Tai Chi Slippers, 2009 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Happy 75th Jackson Mac Low, 1997 - Geoffrey Hendricks
Elementi di Astronomia, No. 57, 1988