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Some time ago, Josh sent something about the
non-democratic aspects of Fluxus.
I've just found this quotation from an article of
Ken Friedman (On FLuxus, by KF, Flash Art n� 84-85, Oct-Nov. 1978):
"Fluxus membership has grown by three processes:
congregation, agglutination and linear transmission-roughly equivalent to some
members agreeing to work together on one project or another at the beginning and
at one ot two times since, several people joining those congregated for the
project and remaining involved, and finally a process of disciples attaching to
indivdual members as they have travelled and worked who later came into the
Fluxus range by an unvoiced process akin to Apostolic succession. Fluxus has not
been constitutional, but it has been democratic"
BTW, Don, later on, Ken is citing you
also:
"when one adds in individuals who have become
members of the FLuxus circle in sociological sens, such as Edre Tot, John
Armleder, DON BOYD, Tommy Mew, or Maurizio Nannucci (...)" and recalls your
action in Fluxus-West as director, and the Contemporary Art/Southeast venture
with Tommy Mew...Sounds like you had a great time, isn't it?
Bertrand
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