Fluxus is bound to happen in the early Sixties. Forming a loose community of interdisciplinary collaborators, artists from North America, Asia and Europe are rethinking the role of art in society. The artistic process and interaction with the audience are becoming more important than a finished product.

47 minutes with Carolee Schneemann, Henning Christiansen, Terry Riley, Yoko Ono and others – featuring pieces made between 1959 and 2014.

Featured cover art: Joseph Beuys / Henning Christiansen ‎– Schottische Symphonie / Requiem Of Art

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Playlist ‘Fluxus Is…’

Yoko Ono – Telephone Piece (1964/1971)

Fluxus is… COMMUNICATION

Ken Friedman – Orchestra Requiem Variations (1967)

Fluxus is… A NEW PERSPECTIVE

Al Hansen – I opened the Top Button of her Jeans and zipped her Zipper down (anonymous musicians)

Fluxus is… HAPPENING

Emmett Williams – Duet (1968)

Fluxus is… PLAY

Nam June Paik – Etude for Pianoforte (1959-60)

Fluxus is… DANGEROUS

Carolee Schneemann – Mother Lexicon (1981)

Fluxus is… FEMINIST

Charlie Morrow – Wave Music X – Trumpets for Dick Higgins (2014)

Fluxus is… EVERYWHERE

Terry Riley – Concerto for two Pianists and five Tape Recorders (1960)

Fluxus is… NOW

John Cale – Stainless Steel Gamelan (1965)

Fluxus is… A REVELATION

Henning Christiansen – Op. 50 Requiem of Art (Aus “Celtic”) Fluxorum Organum II (excerpt, 1973)

Fluxus is… CINEMATIC

Carol Starr – Peace Now (2005)

Fluxus is… LOVE

Joe Jones – Flux Box Music (1965)

Fluxus is… AN IDEA

Emmett Williams – Voice Piece for La Monte Young (1963)

Fluxus is… A HIDDEN TRACK