Back in 1993, I was an intern at the Whitney Museum in New York. One of the shows that was up at the time was "In the Spirit of Fluxus" which showcased art of the playful 1960s movement. Fluxus was interesting in several ways: it was a truly international movement, it included many women artists, it was multidisciplinary and multimedia before those terms were commonly known. Their work encompasses film, performance, sculpture, graphic design, music, poetry, and conceptual pieces. I was able to meet one Fluxus artist who created noisy machines, and I saw Yoko Ono - in high heels and fishnet stockings no less - at a museum function. Fluxus is one of those cool movements that you may read about, but will rarely see the primary material from: books, films, recordings, etc., even though they may be referenced in many art history books. One of the interesting parts of the Fluxus exhibit was a room showing the various Flux films, most of which are short, inventive, concept or performance pieces which presage the 70s fascination with documentation of personal rituals. So, imagine my happiness when I saw that the hipsters at ubuweb.com have put up many of the Flux Films for anyone to watch!
Ubu's Flux Films
Fluxus at Wikipedia
Also see Un Chien Andalou
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