what the flux?

Fluxus is a Post Dada art movement that flourished in New York and Germany in the 1950s and 60s. Fluxus emphasised the concept of anti-art and mocks the seriousness of modern art. Fluxus artists used their minimal performances to question the boundaries between art and the everyday. Fluxus art encouraged a “do it yourself” aesthetic and was often presented in "events", which consisted of instructions. These events encouraged an audience interaction which reflected Duchamp’s notion regarding the viewer being integral to the art work.



Photograph of Hi Red Center performing their Street Cleaning Event,
taken June, 1966 at Grand Army Plaza (58th Street and 5th Avenue), New York City.
Photograph by George Maciunas, 1966.



“The Fluxus artistic philosophy can be expressed as a synthesis of four key factors that define the majority of Fluxus work:
1. Fluxus is an attitude. It is not a movement or a style.
2. Fluxus is intermedia. Fluxus creators like to see what happens when different media intersect. They use found and everyday objects, sounds, images, and texts to create new combinations of objects, sounds, images, and texts.
3. Fluxus works are simple. The art is small, the texts are short, and the performances are brief.
4. Fluxus is fun. Humour has always been an important element in Fluxus.”

So why am I interesting in this? Was Fluxus just a bunch of people who didn’t know how to make real art so they made art against art? It was suggested to me to look at Fluxus in regards to how I sneak my way into the exhibition. Because Fluxus artists were annoying. They were stubborn. They refused to conform to the conventions of typical art presentation. A lot of Fluxus artists didn’t even document their work, they just happened, and only exist in the memories of others. But what about my pieces? Ok, so they exist outside. I haven’t given maps, I haven’t made clues, I haven’t revealed the locations to anyone, how do we even know they are there? Maybe my work is a myth? Maybe I’ve just been sat on my arse for the past 4 months pretending to be doing stuff.
Nah i’m messing with you they are really there, you just have to look harder. Or do you? Nah haha sorry what a shit entry. xx