My life in flux

Eric Andersen, Ay-O, Giuseppe Chiari, George Brecht, Henri Chopin, Henning Christiansen, Philip Corner, Robert Filliou, Henry Flynt, Ken Friedman, John Giorno, Eugen Gomringer, Geoffrey Hendricks, Dick Higgins, Joe Jones, Allan Kaprow, Milan Knížák, Alison Knowles, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Alvin Lucier, George Maciunas, Jackson Mac Low, Walter Marchetti, Charlotte Moorman, Ann Noël, Serge III Oldenbourg, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Ben Patterson, Gerhard Rühm, Takako Saito, Carolee Schneemann, Daniel Spoerri, Ben Vautier, Wolf Vostell, Robert Watts, Emmett Williams

October 02 - December 21, 2019

Cardi Gallery London

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Detail of Yoko Ono, Pieces of sky, 2004

Cardi Gallery London is proud to present ‘MY LIFE IN FLUX’. This unprecedented exhibition examines the experience of Fluxus through the lens of Gino di Maggio and Francesco Conz. Two very different individuals, both were at the very heart of different phases within the development of Fluxus. Di Maggio, a well-known political activist and a “fellow traveller” of many artists, was engaged in promoting the early birth of the movement and its subsequent phases both in Europe and America. Conz was a publisher, collector and producer working closely with avant-garde artists. Since 1972 and for over thirty years, he was also one of the most prolific publishers of Fluxus editions, with deep ties to Maciunas & Co.

‘MY LIFE IN FLUX’ brings together over 80 artworks ranging in date between 1955 and 2006, many of which have never been seen before in the U.K. The exhibition also includes several multimedia editions that represent the broad range of materials Fluxus artists embraced. Curators Gigiotto del Vecchio and Davide di Maggio have selected key works by 37 artists, including the major players within Fluxus alongside composers and visual artists that influenced the practices of Fluxus artists and artists inspired by the movement. The exhibition features pieces from the Conz, Di Maggio and other private collections, playfully juxtaposing them with those from Archivio Gualco.

Many Fluxus artists worked in collaboration across a wide variety of media, from painting and sculpture to less traditional formats such as...

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My life in flux

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