My answer to Drummond Bace: As long as you are questioning your identity-
on that day you are not an artist. When you say to yourself, "I am an
artist."
then you are one. Good luck, Don Boyd, Fluxus West (an artist)
urist Manifesto. These sources also helped influence
Fluxus.
-Don Boyd, Fluxus West
I would enjoys exchanging mail art with you:
Don Boyd, Director, Fluxus West
6 Meltzer Court
Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050
same color paper with a light gray imgae of
a hand printed on it. he gave me a copy and several other works of his
which I have subsequently lost. -Don Boyd, Fluxus West
P.S. This is not "carelessness on my part but rather, "caring too much."
I seem to have a recurring trait of
e one
can order them? The net would be fine. What are costs in
USA? -Don Boyd, Fluxus West
No, sherry, that doesn't bore me at all.
Look forward to the photos. Try Sol Nte
SHERRY wrote:
> reporting on recent happening:
>
> So sunday afriend and I put on rock star bikini thingsand hiked ourway on
> afrozen lake on to an islandin the middle of ourcollegecampusand rockedout
> usingairgui
almost broke something else so we quit sledding
at 4:00 p.m,
very happy with our day of memories and fun.
-Don Boyd, Fluxus West ,P.O. Box 349, Fredericktown, Ohio
(Please send a real printed sample of the book. I love those self-published
things!)
Great "brand identification." As far as I know he was the only Fluxus
person
to do so. (to wear any kind of identifying clothing) Good luck in NYC!
-Don Boyd Fluxus West
Sol Nte wrote: Mark Pawson's addressI couldn't find it on my screen.
Could you post it Sol?
I couldn't get the screen to scroll down but the Fluxus items looked
very good and reasonable. -Don Boyd
listed," Ken and
George
seemed pleased to have me. There are many "sunshine patriots" listed in
the Fluxus Codex.
Others who have fought many battles are left out. -Don Boyd
, too.
# 8 Implicativeness
#9 Exemplativism
#10 Specificity
#11 Prescence in time
Thanks, -Don Boyd
Sol, you are correct. That is why I'm not sure of teir exact meanings
as intended by the authors. My own list of Fluxus characteristics is too long
and boring
for this occasion. -Don
Sol Nte wrote: Now I think that Don's twelve features are the 12 aspects of
Fluxus as
> defined by Dick Higgins a
Great stuff, I mean, stamp? Yes send me a stamping on
snail mail and I'll reciprocate! -Don
>
> Found story by Don Boyd, FLUXUS WEST
This image is of the incinerator stack at "Take away store"There are three
main characters.
1.Is Jimmy Hoffa. the missing labor union boss.
2 and 3 are two rival labor union henchmen.
Narrative is: They cut up Jimmy in the meat depart
Does anyone have the snail mail address of our mail art friend
who sent us the little booklet a couple of months ago?
I lost my little book and his address. -Don
Owen Smith
Hi! I would like an off-print or copy of your article, please. Thanks.
Don Boyd
6 Meltzer Court
Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050
`I think we should do a second box project just to
include Patricia, one of our more interesting list members!
(And all the other new contributors) -Don
I say AMEN, Sol! -Don Boyd
> Scott's question makes me think that we could profit from drawing up a list
> of people/movements associated with Fluxus. We could do this over time, next
> to the name of each person/movement would be a reference to the source which
> details the
> Very nice Pokemon photo, Sol. -Don
Patricia wrote:
Hi!
Don wrote:
Hi!
I can't get in the fridge.
Roger, I'm in. Don
that thought
he was boring? -Don Boyd
rks with a magic marker, then typed up the words marked in order.
I limited my choice to ten marks for the sake of brevity. -Don Boyd
Fluxus West
POEM
The
Filters at the plant
ting precauti
wate
in," he said
at facto
RAISE
law
Police
Such action would occur
-Don Boyd
4-26-2000
Emily Harvey Gallery, 537 Bway, NYC
> ---
>
> Dear Emily. What does the Spoerri catralog cost plus shipping?
Please send email answer and forms of payment accepted. -Thanks, Don Boyd
she is Pretty and nice,
intelligent And informed.
i'm Talking about
our favoRed
fluxlIst member,
who loves Cats and all of us
at least I hope she
does And that's all. Don
Roger Stevens wrote:
> can I put it in the book, Don?
> Why, yes, Roger, I'd be flattererd. -Don
(P.S. you could line up the capital letters
better than I did perhaps?)
Roger Stevens wrote:
Did I spell it right?
I think it was "pee" or did you mean it hat way? -Don
a
> >Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 07:42:54 +0200
> >Subject: Catalogues on request:
> >From: "Juan J. Agius" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >
Yes, I'd like catalogues, please.
I will soon lose my e-mail privileges so send them after June 2nd, 2000
to
> Let he who is a painter, first cast good. (From Don, the sculptor)
WOW! Now that's what I call real Fluxus art, Sherry.
Please stay in touch with us on the list. -Don
Patricia wrote:
> Don,
> Did you ever hear back re. the catalogue? I'm very interested, faxed them,
> yet didn't hear a thing.
>
I have not heard from her either. I had a show there several years ago, in a
group. She still has seven of
my drawings and won't answer my letters. Maybe that's why
It has been my experience in trying to get those artists in the school
appointments that anything so experimental as FLUXUS old or new
would be beyond the coprehension od most arts council panels.
I have gotten a couple of grants and been an artist in the schools once
but not with my fluxus work
allen bukoff wrote:
> Please join me in thanking, congratulating, and saluting Sol Nte and Owen
> Smith for the fabulous job they did in organizing the fluxlist box
> project. AMEN< AMEN< AMEN. No furthur comments needed. Don
Terrence J Kosick 16/5/00, Patricia wrote:
I agree with you both, this said after 44 years of making
things. (I believe in the 10 per cent theory, if you make 100
pieces per year, one may be OK)
One of my worst years of piece making was in 1973-74
when I won an artist-in-residence competition
I own two CD,s Mozart and Beethoven. -Don
allen :
Sounds to ,me like Eric thinks he IS the action so the name you suggest
would be appropriate. Don
Patricia I AGREE WITH YOU. My family, friends who do not
understand art think I can't make money on my art because
I don't know how to do that or I'm not good enough. In one way that is
true- mentally, plilosophically, intuitively, I CANNOT make what the
public seems to want. There is a very sm
Roger, what is your snail-mail address? -Don
Patricia, I am very sorry to hear or read your Haiku
about loving women. Did you make the poetry deadline?
Is it going into our book?
I am sorry more for your disappointments with men.
I don't trust them either. ---Don
I have always preferred women, too.
Roger: How about using Ken's "12 Fluxus Ideas?"
We could get his permission, perhaps. Do You
have those? Ask Ken or I have them. I think
they would be short enough and also long
enough. -Don
12 Fluxus Ideas
Interpreted and otherwise screwed up by Don Boyd
1.Globalism (First major art movement to be so)
2.Unity of Art and Life
3. Intermedia (Dick's term borrowed from Blake)
4. Experimentalism
5. Chance (From Cage's focus on that)
6. Playfulness (Maciunas)
7. Simplicity
Roger
Here is my four fours version of Pez;
Four books, only have four in my office
page 4 and 44
four lines down
fourth word.
Here is one:
Numbers, Poland
President. southern
fur,ortlich
two, engravings.
you like?
Don Boyd
Fluxlist and Ken:
Sorry about leaving out the attribution, Ken,
but my previous posts referred Roger to you
and said, "Why not use Ken's 12 ideas and get his
permission first." Thus the attribution was
already made but not in my final text, which
I assumed Roger would do in his final printing.
Th
Ronsen, Josh wrote:
Is Allen Bukoff a Willem de Ridder prank?
No, Josh, Allen is very much himself.- Don
Patricia. I am saying goodbye to my computer
here at Muskingum College today. I have a temporary
address at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Otherwise contact me by mail at P.O.Box 349
Fredericktown, OHIO 43109. Until later,
my best, Don
Hello FLUXLISTERS all! Don Boyd back again and seeking probably old news to
most of you. I left the list June 16, 2000 to move my office from New
Concord, Ohio to Mount Vernon, Ohio. My correct email address
will show above. My new snailmail is: P.O. Box 349, Fredericktown, OH
43019. (Not
LAST DAY OF SUMMER PERFORMANCE SCORE by Don Boyd, FLUXUS WEST, 2000
1. Step outside at noon today, September 21, 2000, if you can.
2. Look North, up to the sky, take a deep breath and say, "It was a
wonderful summer!"
3. Then turn and look East at the horizon, take a deep brea
George Maciunas had a Fluxus Marriage in I forget what year?
Who would know? Owen? -Don Boyd
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Walter, Could you send me the pi site again, if you sent it in the first
place. That was cool but I neglected to save it. How does one save the
composition you and the program creates?
I've been reading Dorothy Parker and perhaps that will explain this:
DOGGERELL
my dog looked for his favorite BUSH
I figured he wanted to P
he looked and he looked but couldn't find it
and ended up peeing on me.
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Does anyone own up to posting the Pi composition ptogram? I tried it and
thought it fantastic! But I did not know how to save the composition. Then I
neglected to save the site. Anyone recall what it was? -Don (the site, not
my composition smart-a--)
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Did you mean, "The MISSIONARY position?" -Don
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Don and a whole raft of phoney fluxites may be in NYC around the 16th.
Crispin's MFA show opens the 15th at Bard. -Just depends if we can pry
ourselves loose from his sure to be awesome show! -Don
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Does anyone have the com[plete message from Alison saved? I would be
interested in seeing it. Thanks, -Don(I had a lot of computer troubles
today, as always, Ha!)
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Is this "The" David, Allan? -Don ( I'm sorry Fluxlisters. I've been gone
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Perhaps I should go to page 15 first?)
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Dear David, Where did you get Alison's Notebooks and art the still
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fire, eating the bacon, then sprinkling cornmeal in the bacon fat, forming a
snake of the meal/fat combination (it has to be just right) then frying that
over the fire held by a stick or your bayonet.
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Mykal, I would suggest you term yourself an "intermedia" artist and try to
intermix your various skills into one work.You needn't use all skills into
any one work, just experiment with the idea.
Where does the BOYD come from in your
Go back and put all 50 pieces of the item you chose where it was
5 This performance should last at least one hour
6 May be repeated in this store or any other store as you please
7 Send me back a report.
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Allen, Did you report to him (the professor looking for Allan Kaprow)
about your exhibit with names and illustrations? -Don
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Thanks, Brad for posting BREAD and PUPPET Theater. I was fortunate enough to
spend a day there on their farm in Vermont in 1976 with Dick Higgins and
Alison Knowles (and probably Hannah and Jessica too) I
was so impressed by the Theater and the farm and the entire experience they
immediately bec
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The "Spirit" of Fluxus, as I understood it, what attracted me to it, was the
expansiveness, the willingness to support others and their ideas, in fact
forgiveness and inclusiveness. I don't see that in these recent exchanges.
-Don
Sol, Is there a way to edit/update our maps? -Don
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Sol, I have had a limited experience. Where I live is a hotbed of making
machines for hot plastic injection machines. The machines cost big money,
$100.000 plus. As for getting amold made I checked a local metal foundry in
about 1990 and they wanted $1,600 to make the pattern or mold. I'm still
Ok. I'm now located in Mt. Vernon, OH and teach at Mount Vernon Nazarene
University. Thanks, -Don
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Josh, Let us think about proceeding on the "Fluxus for Dummies
an idea. I have been working on "The Story Of Fluxus For Children."
Also, I still need your snail Mail address to send you something. My address
book for the list is lost. -Don
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Dear Kathy, My e-mail is the same. No website yet. Crispin and Andy Lane,
both former students of mine at MVNU, are supposed to be making me a
website. I don't know why Crispin is posting some of my images now.i.e.
"Fool", George, etc. -Don
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I want to correct one impression that readers may have slightly
misinterpreted . I actually prefer a "Tough" art but in the case of
Fluxlist there seems to be an exclusionist vein in some parties ideas.
Before Fluxus, when I was first starting in my art career (have my forty
years in) teachers
How about a photo of Ken tossing the watermelon? I recall a story about Ken
having a show in NYC
about 1983? He was feeling good as he had just sold one of his drawings to
Christo. I spent some time with him in the gallery, then said my goodbyes. I
was about half a block doown the street w
Hi Josh, Just got your email about what it was we were going to exchange.
I'll send something. I'm also in on the second box idea. Perhaps we should
wait awhile until Allen "cleans house". Ha! -Don
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Bertrand, "curdled" means when you put something sour in fresh, good milk,
it turns it "clabbered" or chunky and not fresh. For example, I put vinegar
in fresh milk when I'm using a recipe that calls for buttermilk. -Don
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Owen, Do you know any of the history of Fluxus as to how much editing George
did? Was Eric ever kicked out by George? Any others? I know George and Dick
Higgins had several disagreements but when I asked Dick about this he would
not talk about it. Ken said that George's Fluxus list got down to o
Kathy, I could make you another cast of the original smile if I can find the
mold, or I could make you a "one only" replacement. Each would take awhile
until I could find someone to fire them?-Don
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Crispin, I think the altoids might be good for ourselves but too small for
the entire group project.
The cigar box sounds better. Has anyone from the list responded? Do you want
to volunteer to run the project? We could be co-sponsors? Will probably get
stuck with some expense. It will proba
I vote for the cigar box at $1, light, big enough, well-constructed. I will
also be helping on the project, as Crispin forgot to mention. Ha! -Don
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Sol, All your points well taken as always. Thanks. I suggest you send the
second box to Dartmouth in New Hampshire. They have a good Fluxus Collection
started by Jan Van der Mark in the 70's. If this sounds good, I'll supply
the address for you. -Don
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Josh, I think your criteria were right on. I am trying to chart my own works
in terms of when they became "fluxy" and although Eric and some others may
not accept them, Ken did. Several years before I met Ken my works were
diparaged by janitors . In fact during my first one-person show at Ke
Allan, What do your abbreviations mean? FFFO and CV. I've had a lot of
exhibits but don't know the new lingo. Will help if I can. -Don
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