On 18/06/06, David-Baptiste Chirot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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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