2011 is the 50th anniversary of Fluxus, the loosely-defined avant-garde group, activities, and art attitude associated with George Maciunas and more than a dozen other influential 1960s-70s artists and provocateurs. Over the last 50 years Fluxus has continued to attract many new participants and new activities.
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This exhibition hopes to help “refresh” Fluxus by providing a new set of visual symbols; and a new set of emotions/attitudes, to be associated with Fluxus – and help liberate/expand new Fluxus work beyond the original set of images that have come to be associated with Fluxus and that now tend to define and hold Fluxus in place.
As well it will invite new people to participate–from temporary dabbling to major involvement – in the new/renewed Fluxus by providing them with a set of symbols/images to creatively work with and to invite them to create and supply their own symbols and images to this symbol set. The exhibition hopes to provide a small doorway and creative ritual to “enter” Fluxus – for those who continue to be drawn to Fluxus and Fluxus creativity – now and in the future.
Sat., Jan.22, 2011, 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM “ARTS 1, 000, 048 BIRTHDAY” at Phog Lounge, 157 University Ave. West
The area arts community came together SATURDAY January 22nd, for Art’s 1, 000, 048 BIRTHDAY at Phog Lounge, 157 University Ave. W.; Doors @ 8:00 pm; festivities from 8:30 pm – 1:00 am Admission was only $5 at the door! An evening of Fun and Festivities to Banish the January “blehs”!
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The evening featured the musical stylings of Windsor’s own fiddler supreme, LONESOME LEFTY
image: Lonesome Lefty serenades the crowd And DJ Stephen Pender
Capricorn-ucopia festival Special Art’s Birthday Artist Trading card table – (bring, make ‘n’ trade cards with the community) DOOR PRIZES by the Bucket load! and A BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR ART (you expected less????)
image: Door Prizes o’ Plenty!
With 2010 finally over and the piles of happy holiday decorations hauled back into the attic/ crawl-space/ basement It was THAT time of the year again! Special Art’s Birthday musical guest and fiddler supreme Lonesome Lefty entertained the crowds.
Other fun Art’s Birthday party activities included surprise performance art, door prizes, Artist trading card ‘makin’ n’ tradin’ and a BIRTHDAY CAKE for ART Since 1990, “Art’s Birthday” has been an annual celebration for the international arts community, presented with a nod to French Fluxus artist Robert Filliou (who declared Art to be 1,000,000 years young on January 17, 1963).
Organized annually by Artcite Inc, “Art’s Birthday” is a grass roots, community-based celebration of the arts, and is presented in cooperation with other arts-friendly organizations in the community. Artcite was pleased once again to partner with Phog Lounge in the presentation of Art’s 1,000,048 BIG Birthday bash.
Click here for more info about worldwide Art’s Birthday celebrations.