Pop Art was never as simple or unified a phenomenon as it sometimes seems.
There were at least four traditions of Pop Art. One was British, one was
American, one was German, and one was international. Each had its virtues
and its drawbacks.
American Pop is often seen as a reaction to Abstract
Terrance,
Yes, artists are more spiritual. They've been given that duty. It makes them cease to
function properly as people, which is exactly why they should be looked down upon or
soundly thrashed by regular people for their friggin pretensions.
Yeah, Andy Warhol said "Business is the best kind
Ken
Thanks for this exegesis on Pop Fluxus. Sad to hear how others exploited
experimental artists. I heard this also happens in mail art, but that's
another story altogether.
RA
Ken Friedman wrote:
Pop Art was never as simple or unified a phenomenon as it sometimes seems.
There were at
Hi all,
I wrote:
To my knowledge Ginsberg was never part of Fluxus the only beat who was
involved in Fluxus was Brion Gysin and I've found precious little
documentation on that.
then Reed wrote:
Indeed, and it's a shame too since what he did was so interesting and
crucial
(the cut up)
Patricia:
I am glad
I was found
in the fridge
though Jeffry Dahmer
also kept humans there
half eaten
also here
in Milwaukee
I dreamed last
Sol Nte wrote:
Hi all,
I wrote:
To my knowledge Ginsberg was never part of Fluxus the only beat who was
involved in Fluxus was Brion Gysin and I've found precious little
documentation on that.
then Reed wrote:
Indeed, and it's a shame too since what he did was so interesting and
Here's a little something for when ya'll come out of
hiding...
Distilled Communication Piece
1. Choose a day in the future to be silent.
2. Ahead of time, prepare a single sheet with
approximately 12 useful phrases printed legibly on it.
Laminate it.
3. When your day comes, carry this
Distilled Communication Piece
hmmm
might just try it
I'll need some phrases...
Bless me, what a fry of fornication is at the door
There's a stewed phrase indeed
More of your conversation would infect my brain
All you ever do is blabber 'n' smoke
You can run but you just can't hide
Didn't know there was a Fluxus Guitar Group in Japan
Interesting
--- Roger Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: David Baptiste Chirot "MANY ARE CALLED--BUT
FEW ARE FROZEN!"
Or maybe--Many are COLD but few are frozen?
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love? fear?
the choice is yours
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Roger Stevens wrote:
From: David Baptiste Chirot "MANY ARE CALLED--BUT FEW ARE FROZEN!"
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Roger wrote:
Didn't know there was a Fluxus Guitar Group in Japan
Interesting
Didn't know there was a Fluxus Dyslexic Group in Kent ;-)
cheers,
Sol. (whose afternoon has been spent trying to diagnose and heal a sick
Mac)
Ken Friedman wrote:
Fluxus had its problems, too. One of greatest Fluxus virtues was also its
worst problem: a rigorous, almost scientific program of inventing ways to
approach art. These explorations were part of a broad intellectual project
on which many contemporary art movements and
For those of you visual artists who have known the name "David Cole" for at
least the past 25 years, this is to inform you that he passed away
yesterday after a valiant fight against lung disease. More details
tonight, but I just wanted you to know that there will be a major
retrospective of his
Hi all,
After Allen's "As seen on Fluxlist" stamp idea and Scott Rigby's statement
that he used Fluxlist for research not as a way of life I had the following
stamp idea for Allen:
"Fluxlist is for life not just for Christmas"
In the UK (don't know about elsewhere) people have car stickers
familiar with the pop artist Peter Blake...worth a look...I never used to be
He is more a designer, isnt he ?
gasp
I'm so excited!!!
Where oh where can I look at your freezer?
Izit somewhere in these urls below
Frozen in anticipation,
PK
{ brad brace } wrote:
can't believe it! merely minutes after I began to finally defrost my
refrigerator, I read about fluxus frozen 'fridge fotos!! and I
In response to your lucid comparisons of flavors of Pop, Ken:
I really don't think american pop was cynical in the least. I think it
represents precisely that straightforward American pragmatism that you
mention. There's a sort of sunny romance, a Saturday-morning bliss, to
Warhol in particular
Mr. Friedman:
my name is ryan pescatore frisk. i am a designer and will be
attending graduate school at cranbrrok art academy this fall
i'm sorry to bother you, i was just wondering what
exactly you taught. your subject/area of
Mr. Friedman:
my name is ryan pescatore frisk. i am a designer and will be
attending graduate school at cranbrrok art academy this fall
i'm sorry to bother you, i was just wondering what
exactly you taught. your subject/area of
Absolutely!!!
Although, I didn't interpret "sarcastic false pragmatism" with cynical, but
more with visual pun...thinking out loud here, I really like that phrase
and may make it into a stamp, over a soup can - over a soup can that says,
"Cream of Stiletto Heel Soup."
Best,
PK
ann klefstad
Fridge Fragrance Can Run But Cannot Hide Haiku
Patchouli wafts sweet
When in touch with pheromones
Stems not fridge ferments
PK Harris
20 April 2000
David Baptiste Chirot wrote:
p t
a chou
li!
On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Patricia wrote:
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