Fluxkit
Artist
Fluxus
(1960s - late 1970s)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1963
MediumMixed media
Dimensions5 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 12 in. (14 x 44.5 x 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2220
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 227
Label TextFluxus Multi-national (1960s–late 1970s) Fluxkit, ca. 1963 Mixed media, 5 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 12 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler., Jr. 71.2220 Fluxus was given its name by the Lithuanian artist George Maciunas to describe an international art group located in Wiesbaden, Germany and New York. Key participants included Nam June Paik (see his work in Gallery 253), Robert Watts (Gallery 250), Yoko Ono, Ben Vautier, and George Brecht. The wide-ranging group worked in sculpture, performance, and media, including film, newspapers, and publications, to subvert the institutional quality of the museum and the art object through word games, performances, and chance actions. Inspired by the avant-garde composer John Cage, as were many during this period, Fluxus artists sought to dissolve the boundaries between art, music, poetry, and performance. In the spirit of Marcel Duchamp’s Boîte-en-valise, Fluxkit commented on the unique status of a work of art and its relationship to commodity culture. Created by many different artists, the contents were meant to evoke a multisensory environment of sight, mobility, and hearing, with various sound and word poems and small sculptures. Exhibition History"International Moderns from the Permanent Collection," Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia, April 24-June 29, 1980. "Remix: A Fresh Look At Our Modern And Contemporary Art Collections," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, November 2, 2011 - March 17, 2012.
