Ken Friedman (born September 19, 1949 in New London, Connecticut) is a design researcher.
He was a member of Fluxus, an international laboratory for experimental art, architecture, design, and music.
[1] He has worked closely with other Fluxus artists and composers such as George Maciunas, Dick Higgins, and Nam June Paik, as well as collaborating with John Cage and Joseph Beuys.
From 1965 to 1966, Friedman studied at Shimer College, a Great Books school then located in Mount Carroll, Illinois.
It was at this time that he developed the programs at Radio WRSB that brought him into contact with Dick Higgins and the Something Else Press.
[6][7][8][9] Friedman received his Master of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in education, psychology, and social science from San Francisco State University in 1971.
In 2007 Loughborough University in the UK honored Friedman with the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, for outstanding contributions to design research.
[13] Many museums and galleries presented Friedman's work in group exhibitions over the past decade.
In October 2007, he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Design at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, a position he held through 2012.