Sol Nte wrote:
> Tim wrote:
>
> >> Old fluxus is
> > now a RESOURCE, like old dada. New fluxus should avail itself of that
> > resource, up to and including the appropriation of the name, without
> > worrying for a second about the high-church issues that spoil(ed) some of
> > the fun. New fluxus doesn't have to take on the burden of every crazy
> uncle
> > in the old-fluxus family. This is not a blood tie, or the eurodisneyland
> of
> > cold-war culture.<
>
> then Patricia wrote:
>
> >I agree. It's a reference. It's not a blueprint. It's lovely to open an
> old
> book and explore the value it contains, and the roots and the threads and
> the
> interpretations, and the philosophies can change our lives, and the
> discussions
> are fruitful, but in the end, it's growth and change.<
>
> I think it is a blueprint in terms of the system of open exchange for which
> Fluxus allows. If you get rid of the fact that Fluxus activities led to the
> opportunity for everyone to participate in art-making and for everyone to
> take that art-making seriously then it may as well not have existed.
That wasn't my point. My point was that early Fluxus is the groundwork for
growth, not stagnation.
>
>
> To consider Fluxus as already consigned to history books is to miss the
> point of what these same artists are doing today and the legacy of what they
> started. The history books say Fluxus stopped with the death of Maciunas yet
> Maciunas wasn't Fluxus on his own why should all the other member of Fluxus
> have to stop being Fluxus when Maciunas died?
Maciunas was a great organizer and leader in the 60s and early 70s, and figured
prominently because of his controlling personality, but he changed his style in
the 70s and facilitated the growth of Fluxus by giving over control to others.
However, his importance cannot be passed over. I don't think Fluxus is dead at
all. The name gives its destiny away - it is constantly changing.
Maciunas to me represents the fun in Fluxus. I don't think his spirit will ever
die and I don't want the high spirited side of Fluxus to die either.
Best,
PK
