Yeah I have heard some compositions by Futurists, like one using vaccum
cleaners...and NOISE MACHINES with a opratic singer...It is something I
envision myself doing one day...I think that would be good to do a tribute
to futurism for a project. My friends father made a CDR with info on the
futurists, _Restless Machines_ its called. Little out of date but it is
still good.
>From: Don Boyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: FLUXLIST: What is Fluxus? What is Dada?
>Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 16:12:42 -0600
>
>My answer to the question of "How does Fluxus differ from
>Dada, " is obvious to me but not so obvious to others. Dada was 1916,
>Fluxus was 1961. What had happened between those times? That is the
>answer. Where was Dada formed? Where was Fluxus formed?
>That is the answer. Ken's 12 Characteristics of Fluxus or my 50
>Characteristics of Fluxus also help to answer the question. I made up my
>
>list by observing Fluxus artists in action, looking at Fluxus works,
>by working with Dick Higgins and Allison Knowles and then by having my
>list
>checked by Ken. I think his list is shorter and more authoritative.
>
>Fluxus came out of the teachings of Cage. Dada came out of a time of
>great
>nihilism and reaction against the first great world war. These matters
>are too complex
>for a short,definitive answer. Cage studied with D.T. Suzuki. Oriental
>philosophy and wisdom
>infuses Fluxus. Music infuses Fluxus. Notation, scores, humor, etc.
>These
>characteristics are not prevalent in Dada.(although some may disagree)
>
>I was interested to have it pointed out that a Futurist first admired
>raw noise
>as music. One of my favorite artists was and is Boccioni. I also greatly
>
>admire the Futurist Manifesto. These sources also helped influence
>Fluxus.
> -Don Boyd, Fluxus West
>
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