not sure how to phrase this. i really mean no offensive by it and it's not a direct response to anyone in particular (i skim so fast i don't even know who's who anymore). the question is when did this become a poetry site? i'm not opposed to poetry, but it has little in common with fluxus. you could argue that concrete poetry overlapped into fluxus (a very little) but of all the contributions fluxus made to culture (performance, events, multiples, artists' books, etc) concrete poetry has aged the worst. i think of emmett williams as the only fluxus artist who would identify him/herself as a poet first and foremost. and his output has been consistently mediocre. has anyone /read/ his autobiography? his something else press years (the best things he's done) are completely ignored due to something that happened with dick higgins which he never forgave (an interesting story for those in the know). that which is included, is unbearably dull. i realize i am in the minority when i say that this list would benefit from a more historical perspective. i am not against the idea of new art emerging and being disseminated online. but if the concern is really NEW then start a new forum. why call it fluxus? it's like those boring artists on ebay who try to sell their work as genuine fluxus. it's not continueing a tradition (and who wants to do that, anyway) - it's exploitation. fluxus was just a name chosen at random,from the dictionary. there are many more. dave i'm sure this lives up to my passive/aggressive reputation. forgive me.
