The ARCHIVE OF ANONYMOUS DRAWINGS will be shown for 10 days at Uferhallen, Berlin-Wedding. This year the exhibition is the opportunity for a BENEFIT-SALE of drawings from the archive: The proceeds of the sales will be collected in the blütenweiss-fund and will be used for the financing of the next call for participation and the…
Fluxus in Practical Terms
The Fluxus Blog has examined Fluxus in historical and theoretical terms. I have posited that Fluxus “happens when one feels that life and art must be taken so seriously, that it becomes impossible to take life or art seriously.” I have also previously posted several other ideas, theories, and views about Fluxus. But how would…
15 Artistic Influences
As the result of a Facebook Challenge… 15 “artists” that had some influence upon me: per Jen Bradford‘s Rules – Monday, September 13, 2010 at 11:36am] The Rules: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen Artists who’ve influenced you and that will ALWAYS STICK WITH YOU. List the first fifteen you can recall…
Reed Altemus and Frank Turek in Portland, Maine
Gamesmanship: New Works by Reed Altemus & Frank Turek Saturday, 18 September 2010 at 17:00 Front Room Gallery As active as the Portland art scene is, rare is the appearance of ‘new media’. Any Portland artist straying from the Painting-Sculpture- Photography trinity will usually get attention simply for doing something ‘different’. Two Portland artists, Reed…
Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (United States)
The Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (VARA), 17 U.S.C. § 106A, is a United States law protecting artist rights. VARA was the first federal copyright legislation to grant protection to moral rights. Under VARA, works of art that meet certain requirements afford their authors additional rights in the works, regardless of any subsequent physical ownership of…
Two Questions from Mark Bloch
My friend and colleague, Mark Bloch, has posited two very interesting questions, which I am reposting here. Answers are more than welcome, and can be posted here in the Fluxus Blog “comments” field, or sent directly to Mark. I am seeking comments on these two ideas: 1) When Alison Knowles spoke at CUNY earlier this…
Ben Patterson Quote
I was recently made aware of a statement made by Fluxus artist, Ben Patterson, about the state of Fluxus post-Maciunas. As most readers of the Fluxus Blog are aware, a debate continues to swirl in various Fluxus forums and communities about the status of Fluxus after the death of George Maciunas. I do believe that…
Fluxus Gallerist Harry Stendhal: From Fame to Infamy
In a lawsuit filed on behalf of well know Fluxus artist, Jonas Mekas, and designer Paula Scher, Harry Stendhal, proprietor the Stendhal Gallery in New York’s Chelsea district, is alleged to have misappropriated money and artwork. Mekas and Scher charge that Harry Stendhal sold their pieces without giving them their cut and is holding millions…
Fluxus and Judaism
OK… Let me begin by stating that I don’t think that Fluxus has anything whatsoever to do directly with Judaism. But… As someone who was born Jewish, became Israeli, and believes in no religion at all; and yet still identifies himself as “Jewish”, I can see some interesting parallels between Fluxus and Judaism. While for…
Something Else from Cecil Touchon
Over the course of the past few weeks a lively discussion about Fluxus has been taking place on Facebook. Recently, Cecil Touchon posted this interesting commentary to that discussion: Fluxus as a group, by keeping it open and alive is a new strategy that previous art groups have not been able to pull off in…
What the Fluxus?
Information about an upcoming Fluxhibition in St. Loiuis, courtesy of Keith Buchholz: What the Fluxus? By Paul Friswold Riverfront Times Wednesday, May 26 2010 Some people will tell you that Fluxus died in 1978 with George Maciunas, but how can Fluxus die? The Fluxus approach to art is not any one thing; by nature, Fluxus…