Hi craiggell, >I've set myself a task of explaining how Fluxus can be seen as an early move toward 'postmodernism' ... this is the subject of an essay for my degree.<
I don't know so much about an early move but in terms of the wide range of issues dealt with, and ahistorical approach to creativity, Fluxus can be considered a manifestation of a postmodern aesthetic. The easiest article to obtain that you need to read is 'A Spirit of Large Goals': Fluxus, Dada and Postmodern Cultural Theory at Two Speeds by Nicholas Zurbrugg It's in The Fluxus Reader Ken Friedman (Ed.) ISBN: 0471978582 In fact Nicholas was on Fluxlist until his untimely death last year. If you're interested in postmodernism and its relation to the avant-garde he's a key person to read. Type Nicholas Zurbrugg into Google and you can get a lot of his writings easily. Also try and get Dick Higgins' book Modernism since Postmodernism which should help you. >also any UK (perhaps euro cos I'm due a holiday) exhibs worth investigating (fluxus or not-fluxus-but-fluxus)< Where are you in the UK? At the moment I'm thinking that the new gallery in Gateshead - The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art is probably the most exciting thing this summer.....I want to go at some point, not sure when though. There's no Fluxus work there per se but unusually they've taken the step of not having a permanent collection but having artists make work specifically for that space..some of the results have Fluxist tendencies (from what I've seen via the TV anyway). cheers, Sol.
