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John M. Bennett, Poetry et Cetera, etc.
In short, John M. Bennett is a national treasure and an international man of mystery. Is he a mild-mannered librarian or a fluxist master? Is he camping in a hole full of beans? Possibly.
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Fluxus and Minimalism and Me
Roots of Fluxus vs. Roots of Minimalism Fluxus and Minimalism emerged at about the same time, and in reaction to the same tendencies in the art world. Both sensibilities evolved partly as a reaction against the post war (WWII) dogma of Abstract Expressionism. More importantly, they were both artistic revolutions against the art establishment. But there was an important difference that cannot be ignored. Whereas Fluxus had its roots in the anti-art aesthetic of Dada, Minimalism had its roots in the same milieu as the art world that it rebelled against. Inevitably, Minimalism became subsumed into that art world. Fluxus remains to this day as a small but important bastion,…
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John M. Bennett and Luna Bisonte Prods
John M. Bennett has been (and continues to be) a prolific author and publisher of avant garde poetry and experimental writing. He is an active and inspirational member of the contemporary Fluxus community, and along with his wife, Cathy Mehrle Bennett, is also an active participant in the international network of mail artists. Since 1974, Luna Bisonte Prods has published a wide variety of experimental, avant-garde, audio, and visual literature in a wide variety of formats by artists from all over the world. Among the authors and artists published are such major and emerging figures as Ivan Argüelles, Sheila E. Murphy, Jim Leftwich, Andrew Topel, Carlos M. Luis, Scott Helmes,…
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Artist Vito Acconci Dead at 77
VIto Acconci, performance and video artist, who was hugely influential in the New York art world, and in the world at large, died on Thursday, April 28th in NYC. Like many in my generation, I first became aware of his work in the early 70s through his piece, “Seedbed“, in which he built a ramp in a Manhattan art gallery, and lay hidden underneath it – masturbating while visitors walked above him. I fell in love with the idea of pushing art to new limits, and the feeling of artistic freedom and liberation from the constraints of the canvas. Obituary
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The Beard Gallery
Italian artist, Fulgo Silvi, features small artworks submitted from around the world, on his beard. That’s right. His beard is an art gallery! You too can be featured on Fulgor Silvi’s beard! The most exclusive small gallery anywhere! Send 5 pieces, each one 5cm x 5cm to: Fulgor Silvi Via Pagino 1 61040 Frontone (PU) ITALY
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What is Fluxus: The Fluxlist List
What characteristics of an artwork serve to identify a piece as belonging to, or related to, Fluxus? Historically many artists working in different media have related their work to Fluxus. Some of these artists belonged to a group surrounding the Lithuanian-American artist, George Maciunas, and the American artist, Dick Higgins. After the death of Maciunas, Higgins continued to promote Fluxus, eventually attracting a new generation of artists to the (non) movement, through the co-founding of an Internet mailing list—the Fluxlist. This new group of artists has continued the artistic practice of the first generation, while working towards maintaining the relevance of all generations, into the 21st century. So what is Fluxus,…
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Rubric by Jane Flury – Fluxfest Performance Chicago 2016
RUBRIC Jane Flury Performed by Jane Flury & Viv Vassar Music by Allan Revich at Chicago Cultural Center as Part of Chicago Fluxfest 2016 Video Credit: Mary Campbell
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Some People Doing Fluxus – Poster by Allen Bukoff
Poster made by Allen Bukoff of Fluxus Midwest, after Fluxfest Chicago 2016. Allen has generously made downloadable and printable copies available on his website at, fluxfest.org/somefluxus/SOMEFLUXUSPOSTER30x35.jpg or fluxfest.org/somefluxus/SOMEFLUXUSPOSTERtabloid.jpg
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Psych.KG 299 | A New and Wonderful LP Release from Kommissar Hjuler and Mama Bär
Our favorite contemporary German Fluxus artists, Kommissar Hjuler and Mama Bär have done it again. They’ve just released LP Album number 299 in their Psych.KG series. Number 299 is especially special to me, because I’m included on it! http://www.discogs.com/Various-FLUXUS/release/7880021 Hjuler Image Festival (Google Result)
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Dear George… Love Charlotte: February 10, Block Museum of Art
Some Fluxus artists picketed the festival in 1964, others performed in it—a number did both. Lecture Demonstration: Dear George…Love, Charlotte: Fluxus in the Annual Avant Garde Festivals Wednesday, February 10, 6:00pm Block Museum “Dear George… Love Charlotte” will illuminate parts of a social and aesthetic network that connected Charlotte Moorman and the Annual Avant Garde Festivals to Fluxus, despite the protestations of Fluxus’ major-domo, George Maciunas. Originating Fluxus artists such as Alison Knowles, Dick Higgins and Jackson Mac Low were regular participants; Yoko Ono, Emmett Williams and George Brecht were represented in performance. Some Fluxus artists picketed the festival in 1964, others performed in it—a number did both. This international…
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Jackson Mac Low: Fluxus Poet
Jackson Mac Low (September 12, 1922 – December 8, 2004), an early affiliate of the original group of Fluxus artists that surrounded George Maciunas, held distinction as being the first “poet of Fluxus”. While many Fluxus artists incorporated (and incorporate) text and visual poetry into the work, Mac Low was the first whose primary creative output was based in poetics. He was one of the key progenitors of mid-century chance operations for artistic creation output. In a 2014 exhibition at MoMA Mac Low was featured in The Poetry of Silence: Jackson Mac Low’s Drawing-Asymmetry In an excerpt from the exhibition text, Jordan Carter writes, In 1960, one year prior to beginning the Drawing-Asymmetry series,…
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Photography or Image Editing?
Adobe Photoshop Elements (now at version 13) Still my favorite software for day to day photo and image editing! No monthly subscriptions. Easy to use. Powerful.
