Fluxus
Fluxus is an intellectual or artistic movement that has shaped the ideas of many notable thinkers throughout history.
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"This is precisely what the shaman does in order to bring about change and development: his nature is therapeutic."
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🇺🇸John Cage
Art
Fluxus
1912–1992
"Until I die there will be sounds. And they will continue following my death. One need not fear about the future of music."
28 quotes
🇩🇪Joseph Beuys
Art
Fluxus
1921–1986
"This is precisely what the shaman does in order to bring about change and development: his nature is therapeutic."
52 quotes
🇺🇸Dick Higgins
Music
Fluxus
1938–1998
"If you haven't done it twice, you haven't done it."
9 quotes
🇺🇸Allan Kaprow
Art
Fluxus
1927–2006
"The line between art and life should be kept as fluid, and perhaps indistinct, as possible."
13 quotes
🇺🇸Carolee Schneemann
Philosophy
Fluxus
1939–2019
"I never thought I was shocking,” she says. “I say this all the time and it sounds disingenuous, but I always thought, ‘This is something they need. My culture is going to recognize it’s missing something.'"
6 quotes
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🇺🇸George Brecht
Art
Fluxus
1924–2008
"A. No matter what you do, you're always hearing something."
3 quotes
🇯🇵Yoko Ono
Art
Fluxus
b. 1933
"Each time we don't say what we wanna say, we're dying."
30 quotes
🇩🇪Wolf Vostell
Art
Fluxus
1932–1998
"I declare peace the greatest work of art."
2 quotes
Notable Quotes
"QUESTION: A well-known saying of yours asserts that 'Every man is an artist.' If every man is an artist, then why have art academies and art professors at all?"
— Joseph Beuys, b. 1921View →
"my art cannot be understood primarily by thinking. My art touches people who are in tune with my mode of thinking. But it is clear that people cannot understand my art by intellectual processes alone, because no art can be experienced in that way."
— Joseph Beuys, b. 1921View →
"If Lennon were alive today, he probably would have reconciled with the man he accused of having "made a fool of everyone." John would have been the first one now, if he had been there, to recognise and acknowledge what Maharishi has done for the world and appreciate it."
— Yoko Ono, b. 1933View →
"Don't ever give up on life. Life can be so beautiful, especially after you've spent a lot of time with it."
— Yoko Ono, b. 1933View →
"Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence.Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance.Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance."
— Yoko Ono, b. 1933View →