Fluxus at 50
By: authors, Alexander Klar, Sarah Maske, Stefan Fricke ; artists, Alison Knowles ... [et al.]. ; edited by Alexander Klar
Contributors: Fricke, Stefan, 1966-; Maske, Sarah; Knowles, Alison, 1933-; Museum Wiesbaden
Publisher: Kerber; Cornerhouse [distributor]
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Bielefeld; Manchester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9783866786998
Subjects: Fluxus (Group of artists); Exhibitions
Other titles: Fluxus at fifty
Description: The first ever Fluxus performance took place 50 years ago as part of the International Fluxus Festival of the Newest Music at the Museum Wiesbaden. Now this key moment is being revived here. This catalogue presents Fluxus stories, motifs and methods using objects, musical scores and images from that period.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The birth of Fluxus, from the spirit of music : Fluxus in Wiesbaden; title: Superior sound aesthetics : the works of the first Fluxus Festivals in Wiesbaden in 1962; title: Biographies and images; title: Fluxus and the manifestos of George Maciunas : theoretical foundation, political statement, or advertising media?