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United Front and Action vs. Beautiful Coffee Cups: Fluxus Through the Publications of George Maciunas and Dick Higgins

Reeves, Chris M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337715265

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2012, MA, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Art History.
By examining publications of two key Fluxus producers, George Maciunas (1931-1978) and Dick Higgins (1938-1998), this thesis explores their different ideas of Fluxus. Through this analysis, I argue that Higgins’ publications allowed more freedom and artistic autonomy and broadened Fluxus’ definition of what it could do and be. Maciunas’ more hegemonic positioning of Fluxus has lead to a misunderstanding of Fluxus’ historical legacy, in particular, with the prevailing narrative that Fluxus artists were anti-art. Chapter One focuses on how Maciunas used graphic design and typography to brand the group. In Chapter Two, I examine Higgins’ publishing press, comparing his presentation of Fluxus to that of Maciunas. Finally, in Chapter Three I analyze the overall effects in art history of the different visions of Fluxus Maciunas and Higgins had.
Morgan Thomas (Committee Chair)
Jessica Flores, MA (Committee Member)
Kimberly Paice, PhD (Committee Member)
111 p.
Art History
Fluxus; George Maciunas; Dick HIggins; 20th Century Art; Artist Books; Al Hansen;

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  • Reeves, C. M. (2012). United Front and Action vs. Beautiful Coffee Cups: Fluxus Through the Publications of George Maciunas and Dick Higgins [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337715265

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Reeves, Chris. United Front and Action vs. Beautiful Coffee Cups: Fluxus Through the Publications of George Maciunas and Dick Higgins. 2012. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337715265.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Reeves, Chris. "United Front and Action vs. Beautiful Coffee Cups: Fluxus Through the Publications of George Maciunas and Dick Higgins." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1337715265

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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