Organized by Keith A. Buchholz
and members of the contemporary Fluxus community.
Documentation for Fluxfest Chicago 2014
February 20, 21, 22 and 23
Photos, videos and links
FLUXBOX : EXHIBITION AND OPENING RECEPTION Joan Flasch Artist Book Collection, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Thursday, February 20th, 6-7:30 pm
FluxBoxes on Display
FLUXBOX CONTRIBUTORS
Keith Buchholz, Jamie Newton, Svetlana Pesetskaya, Sinclair Scripa, Matthew Rose, Mary Campbell, John M. Bennett, Ed Varney, Cathi Schwalbe, Jonathan Stangroom, Виктория
Барвенко, Joshua Rutherford, Adamandia Kapsalis, Melissa McCarthy, Ginny Lloyd, Shirley Hathaway, Reid Wood, Robert Saunders, Daniel Anthony Ryan, J-F Chapelle, Amo Mao, Noriko Shimizu, Jennifer Weigel, Shawn McMurtagh, Leslie Scott Helmes, Catherine Mehrl Bennett, Jeff Sass, Jennifer Kosharek, Jesse Edwards, Susan Gold, Kelly Courtney, Ryosuke Cohen, Bibiana Padilla Maltos, Virginia Milici, Cecil Touchon, Matt Taggart, Giovanni Strada, Neosho Mailsart, Picasso Gaglione, Jorge Artajo Muruzabal, Tomoe Nakamura, Patrick Lichty, Meg Duguid, Kathy Ernst, James Scalfani, Tiziana Baracchi, Juliann Wang, MailWorks Brussels, Dimitri Coutarelli Koutroulis Cartoonist, Jeff Rathermel, Tictac Patrizia, Carron Little, Sonja Benskin Mesher, Allen Bukoff, Jane Hsiaoching Wang, Tulio Restrepo, Milanka Bunard, Csaba Pál, Eden Ünlüata-Foley, Michael Harford, Hugo Porcaro, Steve Dalachinsky, Stefan Brand Stifter, Allan Bealy, Susanna Lackner, Robert Tucker
"The exhibition was co-curated by MCBA Executive Director Jeff Rathermel and noted Fluxus artist, publisher and performer Keith Buchholz. Fluxjob features the work of over 100 artists, anti-artists, performers, anti-performers, and collaborative (and anti-collaborative) groups."
FLUXUS HOUSE PARTY Performances / Activities 6018 NORTH Friday, February 21st, 7-10 pm
Fluxus Performers, Performances and Activities
in approximate chronological order
Click individual photos to view larger images
Photos by Allen Bukoff
A FLUXUS GATHERING Performances / Activities MANA FINE ARTS Saturday, February 22nd, 1-5 pm
Allan Revich uke performance
featuring Keith A. Buchholz.
Video by Bibiana Padilla Maltos.
Patrick Lichty
Performing Nam June Paik's "One for Violin Solo"
Video by Allan Revich
THE NEW YORK CORRESPONDANCE SCHOOL ANNUAL DINNER The Berghoff Saturday, February, 7:30 pm
CHICAGO FLUXUS DAY CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER Sunday, February 23rd, 1-5 pm
"Hey you! -- Command Performance" idea and video by Jonathan Leiter
Video of Jonathan
soliciting attention and giving commands
Per instructions Allen Bukoff played the video on his phone with the phone positioned over his mouth. Video by Mary Campbell.
Day de Dada
"Homage to Baroness Elsa Von Freytag Loringhoven,"
"Orchard Farming" and "Aphrodite to Mars"
Performed by Viv de Dada & Mary Campbell
Video by Mary Campbell
Fluxfest Cheerleading Виктория
Барвенко, C. Mehrl Bennett, John M. Bennett, Picasso Gaglione, Adamandia Kapsalis, Melissa McCarthy, Svetlana Pesetskaya, Bernd Reichert, Jonathan Stangroom, Viv Vassar, Jennifer Weigel and Reid Wood
Balloons, signs, sweatshirts, and video by Allen Bukoff
Jokie X. Wilson's finished Fluxfest banner
Special project & installation Celebrating the Twentieth Anniversary of the Fluxus Indian Museum
FLUXFEST SCORES
Fluxfest Chicago 2014 Score Book designed by Mary Campbell
Click to download your own full-size copy of this score book (in .pdf format).
C. Mehrl Bennett's photos of Fluxfest 2014
Click to view this photo set
If you know of any other video or audio files, photos, or accounts of this 2014 festival that should be included here, please let us know! Email us here.