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- Fluxus |
One of the definitions of Fluxus is put upon a rubberstamp made by Dick Higgins:
"Fluxus is not:Dick Higgins was a composer, painter, translator and art theorist. Happenings and Fluxus, Intermedia, Something Else Press, these are a few of the terms associated with Dick Higgins. He remarks "I find I never feel quite complete unless I'm doing all the artsvisual, musical and literary. I guess that's why I developed the term 'intermedia,' to cover my works that fall conceptually between these."
Fluxus got it's name in
1962 as coined by George Maciunas one of the principal players in Fluxus. This
often type of art was influenced however by many contemporary artists. Often
Fluxus artists were participating in "Happenings", "Events" ,and "Activities"
that sought to take things out of their normal context (e.g., words, images,
fashions, sounds, rules, behaviors) and arrange or preform them in new ways.
For example, such as those by Ken Friedman and Milan Knizak.
Milan Knizak: White Process. 1977 |
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Drink only white drink. Wear only white clothes. Read white books without black letters. You may also paint white pictures, make white sculptures, amuse yourself by making white things or simply playing with white things. Make your ideas white as well.
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Ken Friedman: Magic Trick #2. 1959 |
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Walk on stage with
a sledge hammer, an egg and a small tape recorder. Place the egg on one
side of the stage. Place the tape recorder on the |
Milan Knizak: A Week. 1966 |
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2nd day - keep silent all day long. 3rd day - look at your naked body in a mirror for at least an hour. Do it carefully. 4th day - 5th day - sing or whistle the same tune all day long without a pause. 6th day - make a trip by train. Buy no ticket. 7th day - walk all day long aimlessly through the city. The best is alone.
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