Allen Bukoff
New Fluxus Symbol Set
January 27–February 7, 2011

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.

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.