It is not so strange. Maciunas was a wonderful person and a very energetic
organizer. In the early '60s he lived like a monk and his whole world was
centered around festivals and publishing. The differences between us was very
clear and nobody tried to hide them. Maciunas urged us to sign a manifest but
none of us did. Later on he organized a protest again Karlheinz Stockhausen'
Originale. Many of us performed in it and a few took part in both the protest
and the perfromance. None of us have ever been very dogmatic. We loved our
differences and still do.
Eric
Bertrand et Claudia CLAVEZ wrote:
> > For Bertrand: Yes, Maciunas had many, many wonderful talents, but theory
> >
> > was certainly not one of them.Only Ben Vautier could find any interest in
> Maciunas texts. The
> > rest of us just went along because we considered them completely
> > unimportant. We had our own opinions which differed a lot between us.
>
> If Maciunas had so short views on avant garde and theory, why did so many
> artists joined him around the Fluxus Network?
> Were they cynical, e.g. using his ability to raise concerts and to organise
> things, without finding any credibility in his conceptions?
> Maybe Owen would help on this question.
>
> Bertrand
