From Fluxus to Media Art at MAYA STENDHAL GALLERY

James Kalm drops in for a viewing of artifacts and documents that cover nearly a half century of developments that began with the meeting of Jonas Mekas and George Maciunas in 1955. Evolving from the anti-aesthetics of Dada and Marcel Duchamp, Fluxus came of age during a period that encompassed radical technological and social change. Features works by Andy Warhol, Jonas Mekas, George Maciunas, George Brecht, Nam June Paik, Shigeko Kubota and Studio IMC with an in-depth interview with Jonas Mekas

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• Maya
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[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]

no, we call that fundamentalism

[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:)

[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.

[RonSchira]

you got it, my friend

[MrWowforever]

kinda makes the present the important thing:)

[RonSchira]

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

[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.