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This standard paperback edition of Harry Ruh\u00e9’s<\/strong> 25 Fluxus Stories<\/strong><\/em> offers an accessible yet deeply intimate entry point into the world of the mid-20th century’s most radical avant-garde art movement.\u00a0 Published in 1999, this volume strips away traditional art-world pretension to deliver a fast-paced, firsthand account of the performance “events,” Neo-Dada mail art, and anti-art mischief that defined Fluxus. Ruh\u00e9 utilizes his insider perspective as a prominent Dutch gallerist and Fluxus specialist to present 25 self-contained, illuminating vignettes. The paperback format compiles these historical narratives into a highly readable, engaging collection that captures the chaotic, humorous, and revolutionary spirit of the 1960s counterculture.<\/div>\n
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Includes an actual Fluxus “document”<\/strong> (a deli counter-style take-a-number ticket) stamped “DEEL VAN HET GEHEEL” (“part of the whole”) and tipped in on page 33 (see photo).<\/div>\n
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    • The “Usual Suspects”:<\/strong> Includes definitive, personal anecdotes featuring movement icons like George Maciunas, Yoko Ono, Joseph Beuys, Dieter Roth, Charlotte Moorman, Nam June Paik<\/strong>, and Ben Vautier<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Accessible Scholarship:<\/strong> Balances rigorous art-historical context with the lighthearted, provocative reality of conceptual art creation.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Visual Documentation:<\/strong> Features black-and-white photographs and illustrations that bring the movement’s ephemeral performances and multi-media objects to life.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        • Author:<\/strong> Harry Ruh\u00e9<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Format:<\/strong> Paperback \/ Softcover<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Publisher:<\/strong> Tuja Books (Amsterdam) in collaboration with Archivio F. Conz (Verona)<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Publication Year:<\/strong> 1999<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Language:<\/strong> English<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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