Artist Monograph

Paul Sharits, American

American, 1943–1993

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	15	25.9%
Photography	5	8.6%
Drawing	4	6.9%
Printmaking	3	5.2%
Film	2	3.4%
Sculpture	1	1.7%

Paul Sharits’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Other Media (22,470 total works in this medium by 3,843 artists), with secondary engagement in Photography, Drawing, Printmaking, Film, Sculpture.

Department Distribution

MoMA Department	Works	Share
Fluxus Collection	36	62.1%
Drawings & Prints	21	36.2%
Film	1	1.7%

Production by Decade

1960s

1970s

1980s

Classification Types

Film — 28
Drawing — 10
Multiple — 7
Photograph — 5
Illustrated Book — 4
Print — 3
Video — 1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 58 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Astrobaby Film Acc. FC4968			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Astrobaby Film Acc. FC4969			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Astromendala Film Acc. FC4970			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Dots I Film Acc. FC4971			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Dots II Film Acc. FC4972			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Fluxface Film Acc. FC4973			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Fluxshave Film Acc. FC4974			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Fluxshave Film Acc. FC4975			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Hermaphrodite: Bared and Barred Film Acc. FC4976			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Hermaphrodite: Bared and Barred Film Acc. FC4977			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Hermaphrodite: Sliced Film Acc. FC4978			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Hermaphrodite: Sliced Film Acc. FC4979			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Instructions Film Acc. FC4980			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Looped film segment with "Dots 1" / "Dots 3" (flux films) and possibly "N:O:T:H:IN:G" Film Acc. FC4991			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Pull Glue from Flux Year Box 2 Multiple Acc. 3239.2008.9		Letterpress card, folded and pasted	sheet: 6 7/16 x 6 7/16" (16.4 x 16.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Reverse Print Acc. FC4962.x1-.x4	c. 196?	Offset card	sheet: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4" (13.9 x 10.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sears Catalogue Film Acc. FC4993			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Strawberry Shortcake Film Acc. FC4981			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Toothbrushing Film Acc. FC4982			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Toothbrushing Film Acc. FC4983			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Toothbrushing II Film Acc. FC4984			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Un Rolling Event Film Acc. FC4992			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Untitled Film Acc. FC4990			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Word Movie Film Acc. FC4988			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Word Virus Film Acc. FC4985			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Wrist Trick Film Acc. FC4986			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Wrist Trick Film Acc. FC4987			⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Death Illustrated Book Acc. 3499.2008	1965	Artist's book, letterpress printed	page (each): 4 x 7 1/4" (10.2 x 18.4 cm); overall (closed): 4 x 7 5/16 x 1/4" (10.1 x 18.5 x 0.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Identity (Flux Performance) Photograph Acc. FC4964	1965	Gelatin silver print	image: 9 3/4 x 5 5/16" (24.8 x 13.5 cm); sheet: 9 15/16 x 8" (25.3 x 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Mirror Meat Illustrated Book Acc. 3501.2008	1965	Artist's book, letterpress printed	overall (book): 6 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 3/16" (17.4 x 10.9 x 0.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sears Catalogue 1-3 (Fluxfilm no. 26), Dots 1 and 3 (Fluxfilm no. 27) and Wrist Trick (Fluxfilm no. 28) Video Acc. 2984.2008.18	1965, published 1966	16mm film (black and white, silent)	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Blow Up Screen, performed in Bloomington, Indiana Photograph Acc. FC4965.1-2	1966	Two gelatin silver prints	image (.1): 7 3/4 x 9 13/16" (19.7 x 25 cm); sheet (.1): 8 x 9 15/16" (20.3 x 25.3 cm); image (.2): 7 3/4 x 9 13/16" (19.7 x 25 cm); sheet (.3): 8 x 9 15/16" (20.3 x 25.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Flux Music Print Acc. FC1791	c. 1966	Offset	sheet (folded): 2 3/8 x 4" (6 x 10.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Flux Paper Games: Rolls and Folds Multiple Acc. 2881.2008.a-j	c. 1966	Plastic box with offset label, containing multiples of paper, matches, film strip, glass marbles, and ignite bag	overall (closed): 5 5/16 x 7 1/16 x 1 7/8" (13.5 x 18 x 4.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Flux Wall Poem Multiple Acc. 2703.2008	c. 1966	Plastic box with offset label, containing six offset cards	overall (closed): 3 15/16 x 4 3/4 x 3/8" (10 x 12 x 1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Mechanical for Flux Wall Poem Drawing Acc. FC3240	c. 1966	(confirm)	sheet: 6 7/8 x 9" (17.5 x 22.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Open the Door: An Incision Illustrated Book Acc. 3500.2008.x1-x2	1966	Artist's book, letterpress printed and accordion folded with colored tissue	page (each): 6 9/16 x 9 7/16" (16.6 x 24 cm); overall (closed): 6 9/16 x 9 1/2 x 3/8" (16.7 x 24.2 x 1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Pull/Glue Illustrated Book Acc. 3222.2008.x1-x13	1966	Letterpress card, folded and pasted	overall (book): 8 5/8 x 6 7/16" (21.9 x 16.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Ray Gun Virus Film Acc. 2498	1966		⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film
Razor Blades (possibly) Film Acc. FC4989	1966		⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sears Catalogue 1-3 (Fluxfilm no. 26), Dots 1 and 3 (Fluxfilm no. 27) and Wrist Trick (Fluxfilm no. 28) Film Acc. 2452.2008.18	1966	16mm film (color, silent)	1:56 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Unrolling Screen Event, performed at ID Coffeehouse, St. Cloud, Minnesota Photograph Acc. FC4966	1966	Gelatin silver print	image: 7 3/16 x 9 13/16" (18.2 x 24.9 cm); sheet: 7 15/16 x 9 15/16" (20.1 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Wall Poem Multiple Acc. FC4960.a-f	c. 1966	Envelope containing six offset cards	component (card): 2 3/4 x 2 5/8" (7 x 6.7 cm); component (envelope): 2 3/4 x 3 1/16" (7 x 7.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Flux Envelope Paper Events Multiple Acc. 4376.2008	1967	Envelope containing various paper multiples	overall: 5 1/2 x 3 1/16" (14 x 7.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Sound Pieces (A-E) and Re:cycle Drawing Acc. 2701.2008	c. 1967	Felt-tip pen on paper	sheet (irreg.): 10 5/8 x 8 1/4" (27 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Pull/Glue from Flux Year Box 2 Multiple Acc. 2460.2008.14	c.1968		6 7/16 x 6 3/8" (16.4 x 16.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Didactic movie event "autological suicide" score for film artist at the end of his rope Drawing Acc. 2702.2008	1969	Felt-tip pen on paper	sheet: 10 5/8 x 8 1/4" (27 x 20.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Flux Crime, Bloomington, Indiana Photograph Acc. FC4967	1969	Gelatin silver print	image: 7 5/8 x 9 1/2" (19.4 x 24.2 cm); sheet: 8 x 9 15/16" (20.3 x 25.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Flux Music Print Acc. FC1773	1969	Pasted photocopies	overall (envelope): 3 1/16 x 5 1/2" (7.8 x 14 cm); sheet (each): 2 3/8 x 4" (6 x 10.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Forgery Piece, 'Misspelllling' Piece, and Human Body Diagram Drawing Acc. 2704.2008	1970	Felt-tip pen on paper	sheet: 10 9/16 x 8 1/4" (26.9 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Vanishing (Time) Ring Drawing Acc. 3554.2008	1971	Felt-tip pen on paper	sheet: 10 11/16 x 8 1/4" (27.1 x 20.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Oscillating Strips Mapped into Intersecting Frame 10 Drawing Acc. 1203.2018	1973	Felt-tip pen and pencil on graph paper	9 × 11 3/8" (22.9 × 28.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Stuart Liebman in memory of Annette Michelson
Oscillating Strips Mapped into Intersecting Frame 8 Drawing Acc. 1201.2018	1973	Felt-tip pen and pencil on graph paper	9 × 11 3/8" (22.9 × 28.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Stuart Liebman in memory of Annette Michelson
Oscillating Strips Mapped into Intersecting Frame 9 Drawing Acc. 1202.2018	1973	Felt-tip pen and pencil on graph paper	9 × 11 3/8" (22.9 × 28.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Stuart Liebman in memory of Annette Michelson
Unrolling Event, Gallery A, Amsterdam Photograph Acc. FC4961	1977	Gelatin silver print	image: 4 9/16 x 3 1/8" (11.6 x 8 cm); sheet: 4 15/16 x 3 1/2" (12.6 x 8.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Fluxus Collection	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Location VII: Episodic Generation Drawing Acc. 1579.2018	1978	Ink, pencil, and crayon on graph paper	17 7/8 × 22 5/8" (45.4 × 57.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Gilbert B. and Lila Silverman Instruction Drawing Collection, Detroit
Flux Wall Poem Multiple Acc. 3679.2008	c. 1980-89	Plastic box with offset label, containing offset cards	overall (closed): 4 × 4 3/4 × 3/8" (10.2 × 12 × 1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Spasmatic Pain I (Boulder Community Hospital) Drawing Acc. 139.2008	1981	Felt-tip pen on paper	28 3/8 x 20 1/8" (72.1 x 51.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Drawings Funds