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The British Fluxus Art

Abstract

On the 1970th fluxus came into provincial Britain. It was a sign in the history of the modern art which showed the possibilities of its presentation on the suburb of the civilized world. Fluxus became the diverse community of the actors moving with the concerts over the different countries by this time. These artists represented some opposite cultural traditions. The period of the conflicts and fight proceeded because fluxus needed the united program. On this background there was a large number of projects and works which were departed from the main ideas of fluxus more and more. So its creative program became more versatile and susceptible to changes. In Britain fluxus was issued into the fluxshoe which was originally publishing project on research of fluxus history. It was organized by the group of the enthusiasts who were interested in the fluxus history. Then the fluxshoe was included the festivals representing both the classical heritage of a fluxus and the new compositions. Discussions about essence of the fluxus art and about the possibility of its development taken place. The discussions were supported by the technologies of the mail art and the correspondence art. The fluxshoe was one of the ways by which fluxus could continue the existence in the world of art. It was the way which assumed inclusion some new art strategies into the fluxus. Such way of creativity proved the efficiency and gave a new impulse to development of the fluxus.

About the Author

Leonid A. Menshikov
Vaganova Ballet Academy
Russian Federation


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Menshikov L.A. The British Fluxus Art. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2015;(1):155-165. (In Russ.)

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