Letter to an Art Student
Hi Thaddeus,I will answer your questions as best I can.
What in your opinion is the fluxus movement truly about ?
Your question makes a common but erroneous assumption. That is that Fluxus was a "movement". The idea of "movements" make the study of art history easier for art students and art historians, but Fluxus is not and never really was an art historical movement. It has been packaged as a movement for collectors of Fluxus objects and a few Fluxus artists have encouraged this in order to further their own careers or in an attempt to position themselves within an art historical context.
Fluxus was a way of being and a way of seeing the world and reacting to it. As such it shares a lot with dada, but without the same degree of nihilism and negativity. Fluxus continues to exist today because the attitudes and approaches to life that are embodied in Fluxus continue to exist.
The Fluxus artistic philosophy can be expressed as a synthesis of four key factors that define the majority of Fluxus work:
- Fluxus is an attitude. It is much more than an art history movement, or a style locked between a pair of dates.
- Fluxus is intermedia. Fluxus creators like to to see what happens when different media intersect.
- Fluxus should be simple. The art is small, the texts are short, and the performances are brief.
- Fluxus should be fun. If it isn't fun, then it isn't Fluxus
They use found & everyday objects, sounds, images, and texts to create new combinations of objects, sounds, images, and texts.
As these attitudinal approaches probably predate Fluxus, I think it is fair to say that Fluxus existed long before it was named. And it will continue long after it is forgotten too.
Why do you feel the fluxus movement is important in modern society ?
Fluxus is not important in modern society. Should it be?
Do you have any old articles or information on the fluxus art movement that would help in my thesis ?
Nothing
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They’re always filling up threads asking for you to write their papers for them.
Acumensch () (URL) - 10 12 07 - 22:38
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