Activating Fluxus

Activating Fluxus is a research project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation at Bern University of the Arts, which  centers on the lives and afterlives of Fluxus objects, events, and ephemera created in the 1960s–70s worldwide. Fluxus transformed creative practice for good, not least by questioning the dominant preconception of the artwork as something that endures unchanged. By seeking new ways to engage with the legacy of Fluxus through the lens of conservation, art history, performance studies, heritage studies and museology, this project examines the possibility of activating Fluxus, challenged as it is by its paradoxical coexistence of ephemerality and materiality, with implications for how we conceive of changeable artworks that emerged after the 1960s. To learn more about our project, attend upcoming events, or sign up for our newsletter, visit our website.