1967
Maxine Sitts
' article, "Hippies Reign on Art Cruise – Thousands Jam Ferry Festival," published in the Staten Island Advance on September 30, 1967, reports on the 4th Annual New York Avant-Garde Festival. This chaotic and crowded event, held on a Staten Island Ferry, featured various experimental performances and installations.
Max Neuhaus participated in this festival, continuing his involvement in the New York avant-garde scene. Although specific details of his contribution on the ferry are not detailed in the available snippets, he was listed among the performers and artists involved. This event was part of his transition from a performance percussionist to a conceptual artist focusing on the environmental and site-specific possibilities of sound, following his earlier "American Can" event (1966-67).