Instructors: Sharon Cheslow, Sara Roberts
INTRODUCTIONNeo-Dada and Zen PROTO-FLUXUS: JAPANESE MUSIC and ART GROUPS 1952: Taro Okamoto's essay “Thoughts on Jomon” 1951-57: Experimental Workshop (Jikken Kobo) with Takemitsu Toru, Joji Yuasa, Takehisa Kosugi, Yasunao Tone, Chieko Shiomi 1954-58: Gutai Group with Yoshihara Jiro, Kanayma Akira, Murakami Saburo, Shiraga Kazuo, Shimamoto Shozo, Akasegawa Genpei JOHN CAGE'S EXPERIMENTAL COMPOSITION CLASSES (1956-1960) 1958 New School: Richard Maxfield, George Brecht, Al Hansen, Allan Kaprow, Dick Higgins, Jackson MacLow, Toshi Ichiyanagi 1958 International Summer Course for New Music in Darmstadt: La Monte Young, Nam June Paik FLUXUS EVENT SCORES Fluxus Performance Notebook 1958-60: early event scores by George Brecht and La Monte Young 1959: Allen Kaprow's 18 Happenings in Six Parts and Brecht's Toward Events at Reuben Gallery 1959-61: Al Hansen and Dick Higgins' Audio-Visual Group 1960-61: Yoko Ono and La Monte Young's Chambers St. Loft Series, including Ono's instruction paintings and Young's Composition 1960 No. 10, Compositions 1961 No. 1-29 1961: Henry Flynt and "Concept Art" 1961-62: early event scores by Dick Higgins and Alison Knowles, including Higgins' Danger Music Series 1962: George Maciunas and "Fluxus" 1970-71: Aspen Magazine's Fluxus Issue edited by Dan Graham, designed by George Maciunas, with instruction scores by Philip Glass and Steve Reich TOKYO FLUXUS COMPOSERS 1960: Group Ongaku formed by Yasunao Tone and Takehisa Kosugi, with Mieko (Chieko) Shiomi, Takemitsu Toru, Mayazumi Tushiro 1961: Toshi Ichiyinagi moves to Tokyo 1962-64: Yoko Ono lives in Japan: does sound for films by Takahiko Iimura and premieres Cut Piece 1962: Nam June Paik's Neo-Dada in Music concert in Dusseldorf with Ichiyanagi, La Monte Young, Wolf Vostell and Cage's former students George Brecht, Jackson MacLow, Dick Higgins 1963: Hi Red Center formed by Akasegawa Genpei, street events with Yoko Ono and Nam June Paik 1966: Mieko (Chieko) Shiomi's Fluxfilm for Disappearing Music for Face with Yoko Ono RECENT FLUXUS EVENTS 21st Century |