Tag: Activation
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Processing Fluxus and Media Art Histories: A Case Study of the John G. Hanhardt Archives, by Hannah Mandel
Authored by the Archivist at the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, Hannah Mandel the paper “Processing Fluxus and Media Art Histories: A Case Study of the John G. Hanhardt Archives at the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College” was presented at the 112th College Art Conference in Chicago within
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“… treating with a flux”: Case Studies from The Silverman Fluxus Collection at MoMA, by P. Oleksik, K. Lewis, and D. Johnson
“…Treating with a Flux”: Case Studies from The Silverman Fluxus Collection, at The Museum of Modern Art, was authored by Peter Oleksik, Kate Lewis, and Danielle Johnson. It was presented at the 112th College Art Conference in Chicago. Below, you may find a recording of their presentation, which has been amended for our website.
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Fluxus Study Day #3. Archivio Conz, Berlin: A Visual Essay
During the third Fluxus Study Day, the Activating Fluxus team had the privilege of collaborating with Archivio Conz, a Berlin-based research institution dedicated to showcasing, promoting, and researching the collection of the collector Francesco Conz.
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Performing Objects, Objects to be Performed in Oslo
Our colleague Aga Wielocha has put together a poster presentation “Performing Objects, Objects to be Performed” for a conference in Oslo. The poster picks up the idea of activation as a conservation strategy in Fluxus.
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CFP: Activating Fluxus, Expanding Conservation | 112th CAA Annual Conference
The Activating Fluxus research team is excited to extend an invitation for the submission of paper proposals to our panel at the 112th College Art Association Annual Conference. While the conference will be hosted in-person in Chicago from February 14–17, 2024, our panel will be conducted virtually. Authors interested in contributing to the panel are
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Public Panel Reflections: Long Live Fluxus!
This panel brought together experts from a variety of Fluxus archives based to discuss the notion of activation within the archival space. Amongst the main questions posed were: How might Fluxus be activated from the archive? What actually is a Fluxus archive, and how do archival infrastructures impact the afterlife of Fluxus? What might activation…
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On Alison Knowles’s Identical Lunch at Forschungsapéro 2023
On one of the late spring evenings of May 2023, a sense of anticipation filled the air as we gathered around a longish table in a spacious room at Progr, an elegant auditorium and artistic center in Bern. The room was abuzz with people, their curious eyes fixed on our activities. We were part of…
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Sally Kawamura: Towards Infinity: Mieko Shiomi’s “Transmedia”
Associated researcher Sally Kawamura explores the idea of “transmedia,” a term first coined by artist Mieko Shiomi in 2012. This concept refers to the process of creating new works or responses to existing pieces or concepts. Shiomi’s ideas resonate with other artistic attempts to build upon pre-existing work, particularly within Fluxus.
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Activating Fluxus: In and Out of the Archive
Fondazione Bonotto in collaboration with the research project Activating Fluxus (sponsored by the Swiss National Science Foundation and located at Bern Academy of the Arts, Switzerland), are pleased to announce the public online event: “Activating Fluxus: In and Out of the Archive.” This event is a part of the project’s first Fluxus Study Day.
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Episode 3: ‘Mirror Piece’ (1963) by Mieko Shiomi
The third episode of our podcast presents Mirror Piece (1963) by Japanese artist Mieko Shiomi. This work, as many other Fluxus scores, does not have a singular manifestation but rather exists as many different entities, the material ones and the performative ones captured through documentation. Two versions of the handwritten score – in English and
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