RE: FLUXLIST: Fluxus: Dead or Alive

[David-Baptiste Chirot]

i had a lunch of thread and spools with fluxus yesterday and fluxus seemed 
very alive and well to me!
ate with excellent appetite and great gusto and talked aplenty--following 
many a thread and unspooling many a plan--

From: "Allan Revich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com
To: <FLUXLIST@scribble.com>
Subject: FLUXLIST: Fluxus: Dead or Alive
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 11:50:50 -0400

Is Fluxus dead or alive?

In a nutshell, it seems to me that Fluxus is dead if it is defined as a
movement in art and culture associated with the group of artists who came
together in the early 1960s with George Maciunas at its centre. However, if
Fluxus is defined as an approach to art and culture centred around the idea
of Intermedia, then it remains very much alive. I am strongly inclined
towards the latter view.

This of course is a question which may never be finally settled, especially
given the tautological nature of the "Fluxus is dead" argument... I.E. If
Fluxus is defined as a movement that existed between 1962 and 1978 or
between any other relatively static dates than the definition itself
precludes the possibility that Fluxus is still alive.

The group known as Secret Fluxus that was active on this list a while back
epitomized this dialogue since they were alive and active Fluxus artists 
who
seemed to believe that their performances were "re-enactments" rather the
new performances of Fluxus events.

Allan Revich

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