Eryk Salvaggio is more fluxus than Eric Andersen
or Ken Friedman would ever want to be.
Ken did not have a gentle sense of humor.
[I like Ken. But he did not have a gentle sense of humor.]
Eric Andersen does not contribute to fluxus except to complain.
This makes me think he is Dutch, perhaps even Belgian.
[I appreciate Erics approach to fluxus. I wish he continued it.]
The list has unfortunately degenerated since discussion of
fluxus history has lost its focus: ironically, I was one of the
main champions for a return to the creation of modern work
rather than academic discussion of the past. What I longed
for was a serious discussion of new work on the level of the
old; which Ken did not manage to do very well (old work
and new work were rigidly seperated, and no bridge was
drawn between the two, in any sort of interesting manner.)
Meanwhile, however, the list is now merely production with
very little conceptual juice. No offense pals. I like that its a
beehive, I just wish we'd take the honey a little more seriously.
Ken is gone, and Eric states that Ken claimed to know the only
true history of fluxus, but still, Eric hardly steps up to plate to
bat his version of various events. A Friedman/Andersen exchange
might have been fun to watch. Interesting to learn from; to make
up our own minds.
Its a shame Ken left the list; but its a bigger shame that Eric
Anderson may as well not be here, by his level of participation.
