In philosophy, “the Absurd” refers to the conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life, and the human inability to find these with any certainty.[1] The universe and the human mind do not each separately cause the Absurd; rather, the Absurd arises by the contradictory nature of the two existing…
Category: Fluxus
Owen Smith 1958-2021
Owen Smith, an artist and professor, died on October 14, 2021 due to complications from a brain tumour. Owen was the author of, “Fluxus: The History of an Attitude“, a 1998 book that was very influential on my own journey to, and through the Fluxus (non)Movement. More recently he was once again very actively creating…
Fluxus Event Scores (revisited)
The microcosmic universe that is Fluxus is famously conflicted about what is, and what is not, “Fluxus”. There exist however a couple of Fluxus sub-genres that are universally accepted as being representative. The first is the Flux Box (or Fluxkit), first assembled by Fluxus co-founder, George Maciuanas. The other is the Event Score. The Fluxus…
Fluxfest 2021 Day 2 Video
The Fluxus Fluxfest 2021 virtual Covid-19 edition was a tremendous success. Here, for your enjoyment is a video summary of Day 2, March 21st, 2021. Fluxfest 2021 Day 1 is available for viewing on Facebook
Experimental Music Discussion
In a sense, it could be argued that all music is experimental, and that it always has been. Since the beginnings of our species, human beings have been experimenting with ways to make music and song, and ways to reproduce and guide our soundmaking activities. Today, in the early days of the 21st century, Experimental…
What is Fluxus?
This question has been asked before, and I have answered it in this, The Fluxus Blog, before. But that was a long time ago, and the question, “What is Fluxus” continues to be asked. For readers looking for a simple answer, contemporary Fluxus artist, Allan Revich has summarized Fluxus into just four characteristic ideas: Four…
A Child’s History of Fluxus
The following is an important historical document, republished here for historical reference. This copy is from THIS BLOG The following was first published in 1979 in:Horizons: The Poetics and Theory of the Intermedia A Child’s History of Fluxus by Dick Higgins Long long ago, back when the world was young – that is, sometime around…
HOTEL DADA Fluxfest Online 2020
FLUXUS LIVES: ETERNAL RADICAL ATTITUDE August 1st & 2nd Described as “the most radical and experimental art movement of the 1960s,” Fluxus has challenged traditional thinking about art and culture for more than four decades. It has been a think tank for artistic experimentation in Europe, Asia, and the United States. It had a central…
Fluxfest 2020 Los Angeles
The news you have been waiting for! March 6 – March 8, 2020 Fluxfest 2020 is happening in Los Angeles, California from Friday March 6th through Sunday March 8th. Come to party. Come to learn. Come to participate. Here is the schedule of events for Fluxfest 2020 in Los Angeles California
Mail Art Call for Fluxfest 2020
Get your Flux on now! Vision 20-20 mail is being opened in Los Angeles so send your vision today. Deadline February 15 2020, maximum size 8.5”” x 5.5”, 5241 Franklin Circle, Westminster, CA, 92683, USA. No jury. No returns. All art will be shown. Vision2020Mail.com
