Re: FLUXLIST: Beuys

2000-12-06 Thread David Baptiste Chirot
My first memories of hearing about Fluxus and Happenings--I was about ten--in 1963. Some friends who visited a lot from New York City talked about it--my brother who was seven and I were fascinated-- "Happenings"--"Fluxus"--sounded like the amazing things one saw continually

Re: FLUXLIST: Beuys

2000-12-06 Thread allen bukoff
thank you thank you thank you My first memories of hearing about Fluxus and Happenings--I was about ten--in 1963. Some friends who visited a lot from New York City talked about it--my brother who was seven and I were fascinated-- "Happenings"--"Fluxus"--sounded like the

Re: FLUXLIST: Beuys

2000-12-06 Thread ann klefstad
David Baptiste Chirot wrote: My first memories of hearing about Fluxus and Happenings--I was about ten--in 1963. Some friends who visited a lot from New York City talked about it--my brother who was seven and I were fascinated-- "Happenings"--"Fluxus"--sounded like the

Re: FLUXLIST: Beuys

2000-12-06 Thread Heiko Recktenwald
Dada and Fluxus for that matter are ways of thinking and creating, to my way Or: what to take serious and what not. Or isnt there anything serious ? This whole "fluxgroup" talking, labelism, reminds me somehow to the way, Godard, Truffault, Chabrol etc were working in the beginning. Beuys did

Re: FLUXLIST: Beuys

2000-12-06 Thread David Baptiste Chirot
oh yes--"text based"--that is form the Puritans, for sure thou shalt make no graven images etc--worship statues!--talk to stones--let alone trees etc--and animals-- is there any difference between a bullfight and the Mass? one wonders-- something i

Re: FLUXLIST: Beuys

2000-12-06 Thread David Baptiste Chirot
I shd note--re "Something Else"--Dick Higgins' old press up in vermont-- main influence for me not even a "real life" artist for all saying about the "concrete"--but Gulley Jimson from the novel and film--THE HORSE'S MOUTH-- art/life--not a barrier at all, but an

FLUXLIST: Xtreme Mailart

2000-12-06 Thread Melissa McCarthy
If there were medals given for such things, this man should get one for the helium balloon alone! ME http://www.improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume6/v6i4/postal-6-4.html Melissa McCarthy Hours: whimsical or by appointment Adult, maybe;

Re: FLUXLIST: To Name (Beuys and Fluxus)

2000-12-06 Thread tartarugo
Eric Andersen wrote: . It is interesting that Beuys' pupil Henning Christiansen also in Germany is considered associated with the Flux network. He never was. Yes I know. I'm only pointing to the fact that maybe Beuys, from some date mid sixties, seems to only give "flux" names to the works

Re: FLUXLIST: Beuys

2000-12-06 Thread meryl
Ironically enough, it was me talking about making a "pilgramage" to Germany. I thought I was making a little jokule, but some of my jokes don't come across without the accompanying hand gestures and burbling noises. The most inspiring thing I find these days is the wonderful garbage my overpaid,

Re: FLUXLIST: Beuys

2000-12-06 Thread meryl
I apologize on behalf of all jaded New Yorkers. It appears that Vermont is way funkier than any of our fevered little brains could have imagined. A thousand gritty tears for every cow. Two thousand more for the naked mental patient. (Personally, I would have labelled them CAR - I'll bet that