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Wednesday
Oct172012

Fluxus: The Dada of Postmodernism

DateWednesday, October 17, 2012 at 11:10AM

Erik Dietman (Swedish, 1937-), The Unwell Saw, 1961, saw and bandage, 5 x 51 x 12 x 0 cm, Georges Pompidou Center, Paris. (click photo for larger image)Robert Filliou (French, 1926-1987), 7 Childlike Uses of Warlike Material, 1970, installation of wood, metal, broken glass, various objects, tools, clothing, 182 x 400 x 90 cm, Georges Pompidou Center, Paris. (click photo for larger image)In every generation there are artists who join forces in order to buck, challenge or simply ridicule what they see as “the system”. Fluxus is an art movement that enjoyed a heydey during the 1960s and 70s.

“Characterized by a strongly Dadaist attitude, Fluxus promoted artistic experimentation mixed with social and political activism, an often celebrated anarchistic change. Although Germany was its principal location, Fluxus was an international avant-garde movement active in major Dutch, English, French, Swedish, and American cities.”

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