From Fluxus to Media Art at MAYA STENDHAL GALLERY

[mickcleere]

jesus those people should shut up in the gallery an enjoy the work

[godoter]

Jonas is a good guy.

[toleranceofculture]

we had similar exhibition- 'The Avant-Garde: From Futurism to Fluxus' in The Jonas Mekas Visual Arts Center (JMVAC) in Vilnius, Lithuania

Pas mus vyko panaši paroda- Jono Meko vizualiųjų menų centre Vilniuje- pirmoji paroda „Avangardas: nuo futurizmo iki Fluxus"

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[MrWowforever]

when i moved to new york city in 1996 the Anthology film archives (jonas mekas' place) was one of the first places i went. i watched jim jarmucshs' dead man, i remember watching the audience come in and thinking, 'these are new yorkers!?', it was my education. thank you mr. mekas. thanks mr. kalm:)

[RonSchira]

This was great! Like watching history, I am so glad I found your channel, this is the best thing on youtube!

[seintzeit]

this stuff is art; what the fuck is history?

[RonSchira]

Good question, what do you think it is?

[spawndonacle]

If we had absolute knowledge of the future, would we call it history?

[RonSchira]

Spawn, It was a pleasure to listen to Jonas' comments because he was there when it happened, for a New York outsider like myself it was like a conduit to the past, but to answer your question, I think we make history as we go by doing remarkable things that are documented and remembered, we may have a hint of its importance but we can never know for sure. In 500 years from now it will mean a hell of a lot less than in fifty.

[MrWowforever]

no, we call that fundamentalism

[MrWowforever]

history is a tale told by the winners

[RonSchira]

and the losers are the forgotten ones, no statues in their honor, their meaningless names rubbed smooth on the stone.

[MrWowforever]

kinda makes the present the important thing:)

[RonSchira]

you got it, my friend

[eenkjet]

here here. as for art. 99% of what we are appreciating so much is "great moments in art history". but like crackling old films they show their age. the present is literally where we/it's at.

[blancaoraa]

I whish I was there...

Congratulations!

[purewonka]

Thanks. This is a good one.

[spawndonacle]

Yummy. The people, the images, the times. Are many people still shooting film and standing in the dark with chemicals in their noses -- xtol, dektol, etc.? I miss it, but don't. I miss it a lot. Perhaps I should go fire up the ham radio and talk to someone. Thanks.

[monkcycle]

thanks so much for the 'mini interview', i love this gallery...!