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Fluxus Eptastellare FLUXUS EPTASTELLARE "Fluxus, una fortezza con sette rami" Opere, documenti, ideo di Alison Kno"les, #eor$e Maciunas, P&ilip Corner, Ben Patterson, (en )autier, #eoffre+ ,endric-s, #iuseppe '&iari Fluxus è una famiglia allargata: non è un gruppo, non è un movimento, non è una tendenza, è veramente una “specie” formata da molti “esemplari”, che si muovono nello stesso “sistema solare”, in cui entrano e da cui escono a loro piacimento con il nomadismo che è loro peculiare, nomadismo che si manifesta anche nei loro lavori, con la migrazione da una disciplina all’altra, spesso non privilegiandone alcuna. I Fluxers sono cittadini del pianeta, sempre pronti a sciamare da un paese all’altro, da un continente all’altro, sempre se stessi, sempre autonomi, sempre “a casa”, sempre pronti a cambiare lingua, abitudini, cucina, amori… Nei "# anni di lavoro e di vita in $uesto loro mondo senza con%ni ho viaggiato anch’io a seguito di festival, tours, mostre, feste e omaggi alla memoria. Ho accumulato una grande variet' di testimonianze, di esperienze “sul campo”, di scritti, foto, video. (ui di seguito cito alcune testimonianze che mi sembrano particolarmente incisive. “ Certo in tempi di globalizzazione come i nostri viene da pensare a un *+M, scaturito dall’ibridazione di culture e di mondi lontani, e dalla felice mobilit' dei suoi protagonisti, sempre in viaggio nel mondo virtuale della comunicazione e in $uello reale di una vera e propria sta-etta tra l’.merica e l’Europa con non poche incursioni nel resto del mondo ” 01andra 1olimano Direttore del ,useo d’.rte Contemporanea di 3illa Croce, +enova, in “4he Fluxus Constellation” , 5##56 “ (uello che noi facevamo nel frattempo era in realt' di stabilire una rete internazionale di artisti attraverso un’attivit' di mail art ad ampia diffusione. 1econdo me Fluxus è stata la prima rete internazionale ad essere creata dagli artisti stessi. Una specie di database precomputer, una rete per l’arte e la comunicazione ” 0/ric .ndersen, artista6 “ Ho avuto i primi incontri con +eorge Maciunas nel 89:5;89:<. ,aciunas ha trovato la parola Fluxus per il movimento d’arte che, riferendosi molto apertamente alla vita ed essendo totalmente staccato da tutte le categorie estetiche sorpassate, voleva mettere in risalto e animare tutte le sfere del pensiero umano e in particolare la sua creativit' ” 0=oseph >eu?s, artista6 “ 1ostanzialmente sono stato io da solo che ho deciso che avremmo usato $uesto nome e la decisione è dipesa dai numerosi significati che trovi per tale parola nel dizionario, significati molto allargati, alcuni anche divertenti…”0+eorge Maciunas, artista fondatore di Fluxus6 “ +radualmente il gruppo Fluxus si form@: +eorge ,aciunas, /mmett Ailliams, >en Batterson, Nam =une Baik, .ddi DoepcCe, >en 3autier, DicC Higgins, .lison Dnowles, +eorge >recht, Fa ,onte Goung, =oe =ones, =acCson McFoE, GoCo *no, MieCo 1hiomi, .l Hansen, Bhilip Corner, un gruppo completamente libero e aperto di individui molto differenti H certamente non un club. Il primo risultato di $uesti sforzi furono $uattro EeeCend di Festival Fluxus al Museo di Aiesbaden. Una gigantesca mescolanza di convenzionalismo estremo e lavori di grande importanza ” 0/mmett Ailliams, artista6 )aterina +ualco, Fluxus /ptastellare, Fondation de 2oute, 8" rue de la Baix H "8### >lois, FI, 8: marzo;mars J85 maggio;mai 5#89 “ Il sentimento del gruppo era che non ci fosse un sentimento di gruppo ma una $uantit' di problemi e di discussioni, più $uella tipica $ualit' Fluxus grazie alla $uale esiste una discussione permanente fra le tre colonne Fluxus 08./uropa ; IroniaJCritica, 5.71. ; +ioco, <. .sia ; Len 6” 0Aolf 3ostell, artista6 “ (ualun$ue cosa si dica di Fluxus è probabilmente vera in un modo o nell’altro o, se non è ancora vera, senza dubbio lo sar' un giorno o l’altro. 1imilmente, $ualun$ue cosa si dica di Fluxus pu@ essere, in un modo o nell’altro, falsa ” 0Den Friedman, artista6 “ Fa cosa più importante riguardo a Fluxus è che nessuno sa cosa sia “0Iobert Aatts6 “Fa geogra%a è importante per Fluxus. Fe mappe lo sono particolarmente, e $uasi tutti gli artisti si sono confrontati con $uesta iconogra%a.+eorge Maciunas era perfettamente consapevole della valenza gra%ca delle mappe geogra%che a partire dalle carte disegnate per l’”.tlas of Russian Histor?” del 89M<. / lo dimostrano la copertina di “Fluxus in Italia”, disegnata da >en 3autier, la “Fluxus Island” di Nam =une Baik, gli “1patial Boems” di MieCo 1hiomi, gli “*maggi ai Continenti” di DicC Higgins, i “Cieli” di +eo- HendricCs, il “+rand Fluxus Concert 4our” in 4ransiberiana, da Aiesbaden a 4oCio di >en Batterson.” 0.ntonio d’.vossa in “Fluxus in Italia”, 5#856 Non c’è $uindi molto da stupirsi se l’ispirazione per $uesta mostra è nata dalla Cittadella di Balmanova, la citt' stellata, come è anche detta. Ho immaginato una cittadella eptastellata che al suo interno conserva le $ualit' intrinseche ed eterne dell'arte $uando è tale, il senso dell'opera, la ricerca artistica unita alla gioia di vivere, con in più tutte le $ualit' che hanno fatto di Fluxus l’ultima avanguardia. 1u ogni punta della stella c'è un artista che scambia energie con gli altri e insieme irradiano il mondo di verit' nuova e antica. 7na leggenda relativa alla nascita di Balmanova 08M9<6 e alla sua pianta stellare, narra che durante un sondaggio del terreno, alcuni funzionari furono colpiti da un temporale e trovarono riparo in una cappella di $uel luogo desolato. Mentre erano in attesa che la pioggia cessasse, una ragnatela cadde dal soOtto posizionandosi perfettamente davanti a loro. /d ecco che ebbero come un’illuminazione per il progetto della futura fortezza. (uesto mi fa pensare al principio di indeterminazione di =ohn )age che, assieme a Marcel Duchamp è riconosciuto uno dei “+rands Barents” di Fluxus. Fa scelta degli artisti è mia, assolutamente arbitraria e motivata da una conoscenza approfondita e da una speciale collaborazione con ognuno di essi. )aterina +ualco +enova, due giorni dopo il solstizio di primavera 5#8P. )aterina +ualco, Fluxus /ptastellare, Fondation de 2oute, 8" rue de la Baix H "8### >lois, FI, 8: marzo;mars J85 maggio;mai 5#89 "Fluxus, une forteresse . sept /ranc&es" A ec les œu res, documents, id1os de Alison Kno"les, #eor$e Maciunas, P&ilip Corner, Ben Patterson, Ben )autier, #eoffre+ Hendric-s, #iuseppe '&iari Fluxus est une famille Qlargie: c’est ne pas un groupe, ce n’est pas un mouvement, c’est n’est pas une tendance, c’est vraiment une RespèceS formée de plusieurs RexemplairesS, $ui se dQplacent dans le mTme Rs?stème solaireS, ou ils rentrent et d’ou sortent ' leur volontQ, avec le nomadisme spQcial $ui les caractQrise, nomadisme $ui se manifeste aussi dans leur travaux, avec la migration d’une discipline ' l’autre, souvent sans en privilQgier aucune. Fes Fluxers sont cito?ens du planète, touUours prTts ' se ruer d’un pa?s ' l’autre, d’un continent ' l’autre, touUours eux même, toujours autonomes, toujours chez soi, toujours prTts ' changer de langue, habitudes, cuisine, amours Bendant ces "# ans $ue j’ai vQcu et travaillé dans leur monde sans frontières, moi aussi j’ai vo?agQ beaucoup en suivant festivals, tours, expos, fTtes, et hommages ' la mémoire et U’ai accumulé une grande variétQ de tQmoignages, d’expQriences sur le tas, d’écrits, photos, vidQos. De suite je cite $uelques tQmoignages $ui me semblent particulièrement eOcaces. “ C’est sVr $ue dans nos temps de globalisation on peut penser ' un *+M, abouti de l’ibridation des cultures et des mondes eloignès entre eaux, et la mobilitQ heureuse de ses protagonistes, touUours en vo?age dans le monde virtuel de la communication et le monde rQel, $ui formait un vQritable relais entre l’.merique et l’Europe avec beaucoup d’escursions dans le reste du monde ” 01andra 1olimano Directeur du ,usQe d’.rt )ontemporain de 3illa Croce, +Tnes, en “4he Fluxus Constellation”, 5##56 “ Ce $ue nous faisions entreJtemps ètait d’etablir un rQseau international d’artistes grWce ' une activitQ de mail- art ' large diffusion. 1elon moi Fluxus a QtQ le premier rQseau international mise en place par les artistes mêmes. 7ne sorte de database preJordinateur, un rQseau pour l’art et la communication ” 0/ric .ndersen, artiste6. “ =’ai eu mes premières rencontres avec ,aciunas en 89:5;89:<. ,aciunas avait trouvQ le môt Fluxus pour le mouvement d’art, $ui J etant totalement coupQ des toutes les catQgories esthQtiques dQpassQes et en se rQfQrant très clairement ' la vie J voulait mettre l’accent et animer toutes les sphères de la pensQe humaine et en particulier sa creativitQ. 0=oseph >eu?s, artiste6. “ /ssentiellement c’ètais moi tout seul $ui j’avais dQcidQ $ue nous aurions utilisQ ce nom et la dQcision est dVe aux nombreuses significations $u’on peux trouver pour ce môt dans le dictionnaire, significations très enlargQes, $uelquesJunes même amusantes 0+eorge Masciunas, artiste fondateur de Fluxus6 “ Beu ' peu le groupe Fluxus apparut: +eorge Maciunas, /mmett Ailliams, >en Batterson, Nem =une Baik, .ddi DoepcCe, >en 3autier, DicC Higgins, .lison Dnowle, +eorge >recht, Fa ,onte Goung, =oe =ones, =acCson McFoE, GoCo *no, MieCop 1hiomi, .l &ansen, Bhilip )orner, un groupe tout libre et ouvert ' des individus très diffQrents H certainement pas un club. Fe premier rQsultat de ces e-orts ont QtQ $uatre EeeCJend de Festival Fluxus au MusQe de Aiesbaden. Un melange monstre de conventions extrQmes et travaux d’importance remar$uable ” 0/mmett Ailliams, artiste6 “ Fe sentiment du groupe Qtait $u’il n’y avait pas de sentiment de groupe, mais une $uantitQ de problèmes et de discussions, plus la tipique $ualitQ Fluxus grWce ' la$uelle il ? a une discussion permanente entre les trois )aterina +ualco, Fluxus /ptastellare, Fondation de 2oute, 8" rue de la Baix H "8### >lois, FI, 8: marzo;mars J85 maggio;mai 5#89 colonnes Fluxus: 8./urope ;IronieJ)ritique, 5.71.
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