Fluxus is well-known as an (anti-)artistic, international network with centres in the USA, Western Europe and Japan. But what about this “intermedia” art – art encompassing music, actions, poetry, objects and events – beyond the “Iron Curtain”? What echo did Fluxus find in the states of the former Eastern Bloc, and what parallel developments existed there?<\/p>\n
“Fluxus East” represents a first stocktaking of the diverse Fluxus activities in the former Eastern Bloc; the exhibition shows parallel developments and artistic practices inspired by Fluxus, which are still adopted by some young artists today. Besides the “classic” Fluxus objects, the display will include photographs, films, correspondence, secret police files, interviews and recordings of music that document the presence of Fluxus in the former Eastern Bloc. As an interactive exhibition, “Fluxus East”\u00a0aims to facilitate a profound encounter with ideas, works and texts. Visitors are invited to play at FLUX PING PONG, and to explore the POIPOIDROME by Robert Filliou.<\/p>\n
Performances by Eric Andersen, Geoffrey Hendricks, Milan Kn\u00ed\u00b8\u00e1k, Alison Knowles, Larry Miller, Ben Patterson, Tam\u00e1s St. Auby, Ben Vautier and others will take place at the opening on September 26, 2007.<\/p>\n
Artists:
\nG\u00e1bor Altorjay Eric Andersen Azorro Robert Filliou Gy\u00f6rgy Gal\u00e1ntai Tibor Hajas Geoffrey Hendricks Dick Higgins Tadeusz Kantor Danius Kesminas Milan Kn\u00ed\u00b8\u00e1k Alison Knowles J\u00falius Koller Jaroslaw Kozlowski Vytautas Landsbergis George Maciunas Jonas Mekas Larry Miller Ben Patterson Robert Rehfeldt Mieko Shiomi Slave Pianos Tam\u00e1s St. Auby Endre T\u00f3t G\u00e1bor Toth Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas Jir\u00ed Valoch Ben Vautier Branko Vucicevic Emmett Williams and many others<\/p>\n