I ask not for the great, the remote, the romantic … I embrace the common, I explore and sit at the feet of the familiar, the low. Give me insight into today, and you may have the antique and future worlds. The quote above is from Ralph Waldo Emerson, as found in Ken Friedman‘s essay,…
Fluxus dead or alive (again)
The Fluxus dead or alive argument is simpler than many people on both sides make it out to be. Fluxus was a group of artists in the 60s and 70s. The group largely disbanded after Maciunas died. Ergo Fluxus is dead. BUT… That group of artists set an idea in motion. That idea (or attitude)…
Exhibition: Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life
Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life April 16–August 7, 2011 Hanover, NH 03755 603.646.2808 hood.museum@dartmouth.edu hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu One of the things—maybe the most important thing—that art is good for is thinking about life. Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life, a major traveling exhibition based on the Hood Museum of Art’s George Maciunas Memorial Collection…
What is Fluxus? What is not?
There have never been really solid lines demarking where Fluxus starts and stops. To my mind there are some things that are clearly Fluxus and others that are clearly not Fluxus, but there is a heck of a lot of grey in between. For example, I am not currently aware of any pure audio art…
Fluxus has a new manifesto: What changes?
Fluxus has a new manifesto, (FLUXUS MANIFESTO FOR THE 21st CENTURY). What does this change? The New Manifesto Changes nothing: George Maciuanas, Dick Higgins, and Ken Friedman did a very good job of defining Fluxus and describing what it is. Fluxus does not need anybody to do redo the excellent work already done in this…
FLUXUS MANIFESTO FOR THE 21st CENTURY
FLUXUS MANIFESTO FOR THE 21st CENTURY Allan Revich, March 21, 2011 Once again a subset of The Fluxus Establishment (as if there could be such a thing as a Fluxus establishment!) have got their knickers in knots about the idea of new artists calling themselves Fluxus and/or calling their activities Fluxus. This has happened before….
Who is a Fluxus Artist?
Fluxfest New York 2011 is coming soon to New York City. April 11 through April 17, 2011. Some venues have been secured, some are being negotiated, and one appears to have backed out. It’s hard for me to understand why a venue that has a strong history of supporting Fluxus would withdraw support from a…
The Fluxus Community Today ©-Cecil Touchon
Fluxus, since many people still have never even heard of it, continues to have the ability to surprise. But the advantage is, most people have been influenced by the ideas or have experienced Fluxus even though they don’t realize it. There is more subconscious precedent in the back of people’s minds today than there used…
FLUXFEST CHICAGO Flux-Reminder (Next Week)
FLUXFEST CHICAGO Organized by Keith A. Buchholz and Picasso Gaglione. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE – MCA – Chicago, week of Feb. 15th – 20th, 2011. A week long exploration of Fluxus activity, from it’s earliest scores and actions, to Contemporary re-interpretations of classic scores, and Recent works by Contemporary Fluxus Artists. Tuesday, 2/15 12:31 P.M. The New…
Fluxfest – Chicago 2011
Please Join us to Perform and Congregate : at the MCA – Chicago, week of Feb. 15th – 20th, 2011. organized by Keith A. Buchholz and Picasso Gaglione. A weeklong exploration of Fluxus activity, from it’s earliest scores and actions, to contemporary re-interpretations of classic scores, and Recent works by Contemporary Fluxus Artists. Held inside…