FLUXLIST: Pig top, Deaths, Sw eet
Pig top sp read ten t ,dim s pun ,g nat lake you collared that ,rest respurned ,k not lap ,yr cow faucet shallow than a com b drill , u sage ,b linkage ,f lavor soak the spandex lock yr ,whats the diff ?make it hat corp se show leaky ,thats the what Deaths drops an dips an dimes an dits an dolts an ease an elevator an empty an eat an eviscerate an ass an aim an awkward an ash an animation an told an thud an tip an torpid an twisting an half an heap an hushed an humping an hacking an swats an seats an sells an spits an snores an Sw eet ,clot hamper yr ,junk lid next ,pill pewling snore the ladder lap ,cry melt ,clong an ,bit towel ,lint colder ,spray snoring dodder song my shanty lip ,gawrsh amitey ,mate off me ,time of crimes .spraw led boreway by prescription ,nekkid sugar John M. Bennett __ Dr. John M. Bennett Curator, Avant Writing Collection Rare Books Manuscripts Library The Ohio State University Libraries 1858 Neil Av Mall Columbus, OH 43210 USA (614) 292-3029 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.johnmbennett.net http://www.library.osu.edu/sites/rarebooks/avantwriting/ ___
RE: FLUXLIST: Re: On the disagreement
There really is no special reason that one should feel that they need/want/deserve/feel in-titled to the fluxus label on their work or selves. But there is also no special reason that should prevent one using the label either. Like all labels, the Fluxus label can potentially supply information and disinformation simultaneously. Labels are like avatars or shortcuts. If someone says that they produce Fluxus work, or Fluxist work, or Fluxus inspired work you have a good starting point for understanding their work. If a person describes herself as a Fluxus artist one will (assuming one knows what Fluxus is/was) have a good idea about the kind of art that person produces - on the other hand the label in this case might also lead to confusion as the Fluxus Artist may or may not have been associated with Historical Fluxus. For example, Yoko Ono is a Fluxus artist who no longer (to my knowledge) creates Fluxus art, whereas Allen Bukoff may also be a Fluxus artist, but he became associated with Fluxus post-Maciunas. Then there is the large group of us who create Fluxus-inspired art which can be described as being Fluxus, Fluxus-like, Fluxus or womething else. I don't think that it is inaccurate for any of these artists/writers/performers to describe themselves as Fluxus artists. I think that the description of Fluxus as an attitude remains most useful. It allows for the historical entity of Fluxus that existed until 1978 - while also allowing for the living Fluxus being created from the late 1950s until (and beyond) the present day. Fluxus is (and was) always in flux, changing and evolving, and like Intermedia, it exists in more than one dimension simultaneously. There is the historical dimension, the attitudinal dimension, and a taxonomic (what kind of object) dimension to Fluxus - what Fluxus is depends on the dimension being described. Allan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 10:10 PM To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com Subject: FLUXLIST: Re: On the disagreement It baffles me.. why one would feel that they need/want/deserve/feel in-titled to the fluxus label on their work or selves. I wouldn't consider the things that I make and do to be Fluxus, rather I might note that my inspiration and theory is sometimes derived from fluxus or more accurately parts of fluxus, Just as some folks associated with Fluxus were inspired by, shared and developed theories that stemmed from DADA and earlier Avant Gardes or the idea that Cage transformed Duchamp's ideas of the ready made and distinction into his ideas on music and composition (4'33) Why do we need to use Fluxus as a label? I taught a section on Fluxus in a 3d design/intro to sculpture class a few years ago. I had my students research Fluxus starting with Dick Higgins 'A child's history of Fluxus' all the way up to the 'Performance Workbook'. They were then asked to develop their own Fluxus scores and perform them the next class. The results were wonderful and I was really amazed at how much they understood the material and made it their own, though I wouldn't consider my students to be Fluxus artists. They were inspired by Fluxus and what they did was create works derivative of the ideas and formats they found in Fluxus. Even though we may make works that stem from the ideas in fluxus, We can't just call ourselves Fluxus artists. So where is the solution? Are we Fluxus or are we not? Who is Fluxus? How do we distinguish between the fluxus of today and the fluxus of yesterday? Owen has a very nice way of doing this, he describes what he does as not fluxus but 'fluxist'. For me Fluxus is an idea that seems to permeate the lives of those who discover and continue to research it and it continues to spread and mutate into many forms and ways of doing things. -David
FLUXLIST: Performance!
ROTTY WHAT John M. Bennett poetry/voice Jack Wright saxophone Benjamin Bennett percussion AUGUST 16, 2006 9:00 PM THE BASEMENT 369 E. 15th Ave. Columbus, OH 43214 USA Donation Accepted Contact: Benjamin Bennett (614) 291-7589 __ Dr. John M. Bennett Curator, Avant Writing Collection Rare Books Manuscripts Library The Ohio State University Libraries 1858 Neil Av Mall Columbus, OH 43210 USA (614) 292-3029 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.johnmbennett.net http://www.library.osu.edu/sites/rarebooks/avantwriting/ ___
FLUXLIST: [dent evocative]
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FLUXLIST: Headline Haiku
Headlines: July 17, 2006 Dozens die Local Mounties mourning Good politics now exposed as bad It's a cHaiku Allan Revich
RE: FLUXLIST: [dent evocative]
Ah yes... The horizontal ancients of the impenetrability jawbone are massively gluttonous. A certifiable grievance by clownish granny thumb toilers seems inevitable. One can only hope that an assured tuber punctuation appointee fits. Sincerely, Dr. Dent Evocative President, Vice The Toronto Institute of Institutional Studies in Institutional Instruction, North-Central Divisional Unit, United Unionist Branch, Toronto, ON -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jukka-Pekka Kervinen Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 3:12 PM To: fluxlist@scribble.com Subject: FLUXLIST: [dent evocative] [dent evocative] horizontal ancient affectionately graphology asteroid balls certifiable grievance PIN communion rubbish infinitude massively gluttony mural cenotaph mercurial clownish cleanly imprint admonish energy useless March burglar lip sunspot postgraduate purchaser codify inestimably Hellenic supernatural porcelain villainy cheeky clinician gorse impenetrability jawbone quality control granny succinct clumsiness thumb toiler km: unspeakable piously westwards dominate theoretical arboretum vandal forever studious tapestry infrared assured tuber punctuation appointee fit baobab debark chlorine diarist unfamiliar calamity
RE: FLUXLIST: Dear David
Dear David, Thanks a lot. You went and got Enid involved, and now everything's gone to pot. I'm sorry I ever said yes to you in the refrigerator box, and I checked -- nothing I did or said in third grade counted, SO THERE! I have moved on; I have grown up. I am now involved with J*** in a washing machine crate, and we are deliriously happy. I hope that you find whatever joy and beauty you can, without me. I send soapsuds and popsicles, for I was Yours, M. Melissa McCarthy Hours: whimsical or by appointment Adult, maybe; grown-up, never! http://www.bonafideart.com
