ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð hɪz ˌɛmˌɛfˈeɪ dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌm ɹˈʌtdʒɚz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, wˌɛɹ hiː stˈʌdid ˌʌndɚɹ ˈælən kˈæpɹaʊ, ɹˈɑːbɚt wˈɑːts, ænd ɹˈɑːbɚt mˈɔːɹɪs.
In 1966, he graduated with his MFA degree from Rutgers University, where he studied under Allan Kaprow, Robert Watts, and Robert Morris.