In the quest for learning and exploring, as humans are naturally driven to do, Modernism found itself in the midst of a technological revolution: Industry. Of course the Modernists started to explore their reality in a flat way. Why continue working in three dimensions when you can consider the medium itself, offering a new sort of validity? The Modernists, like every era, were seeking Truth. They were no longer interested in depicting pictorial images because the "truth" was that "this is a canvas" or "this is paint from a tube" or "this is wire" or any sort of self-referencing material is what it is and nothing more than that."//fluxusblog

" René Descartes ( 1596 - 1650 ): Gentleman, Soldier, Philosopher, and Mathematician

The concept of analytic geometry came to Descartes in a dream on November 10, 1619; thus, this day marks the official birthday of modern mathematics.

As a soldier, he joined armies and survived fierce battles. As a gentleman and traveler, he visited most of the major sites of late Renaissance Europe. As a teacher, he enjoyed the companionship of royalty. He died in Stockholm of complications - some say poisoning, others say lung disorders - acquired while delivering 5 AM instruction to Queen Christina of Sweden, the daughter of Gustavus Adolphus. He is now buried in the Pantheon in Paris."//The Folium of Descartes and his Equiangular Spiral

"For Descartes, the only clear truth was his own mind and ability to reason. He expressed this idea in a few words: “I think, therefore I am”."//THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

" One evening René Descartes went to relax at a local tavern. The tender approached and said, "Ah, good evening Monsieur Descartes! Shall I serve you the usual drink?". Descartes replied, "I think not.", and promptly vanished!"//René Descartes

"Descartes outlined a four-step procedure for achieving his philosophic goal.

• Doubt all that can be doubted, including customary ways of thinking; then discover certain truth in "clear and distinct ideas"; uses "dream" argument and "tricky, evil demon" argument
• Analyze every problem into its component parts
• Synthesize reflection on various parts into a solution to problem
• Systematize the procedure to achieve completeness and rigor

Descartes sets the modern philosophical agenda in several ways:

• demand for certainty: only indubitable knowledge counts
• rejection of external authority: they are irrelevant to knowledge
• affirmation of reason: attain certainty by speculative reasoning (rationalism) or by reason analyzing experience (empiricism)
• emphasis on the knowing subject: limits and value of knowledge have to be assessed with reference to the act of knowing"// René Descartes (1596-1650): Influence

"A cynic observed that a philosopher learns the following when he participates in a course on philosophy:
the futility of reason!
the uselessness of your very own mind!
the amazing limitations of human thought!
the extreme foolishness of understanding anything at all! "///descartes.cyberbrahma

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"Bourgeois makes statements like, "I am trying to be Ren'e DesCartes' daughter" and "I was dismayed to learn there were other geometries besides Euclid's.""//amazon

Photograph © Polly Braden

I am not one of those philosophers who think a man should not cry

Descartes' Daughter

"Rene never married, he did have a child out of marriage with a servant, Helene Jans. The daughter, named Francine, was born October 15th, 1634, and died at an early age from Scarlet fever on September 7th, 1640."//cheathouse

"Descartes never married. He took a Dutch servant girl, Helen, as his mistress in 1634. He had a natural daughter, Francine, by her. Francine died at the age of five in 1640. This was the greatest sorrow of his life."//meta-religion

"He had a daughter Francine, but he wasn't much of a family guy. He was really tied up in his work, and never really got married. He was a lonely guy and lived by himself. Because of his loneliness, it is said that he constructed a mechanical robot of a person that was his companion in life."/yahoo-answers

"A more attractive side comes out in his love for his illegitimate daughter, whose early death prostrated him."//iht

"In 1635 Descartes's daughter Francine was born to Helena Jans and was baptized in the Reformed Church in Deventer. Although Francine is typically referred to by commentators as Descartes's “illegitimate” daughter, her baptism is recorded in a register for legitimate births. Her death of scarlet fever at the age of five was the greatest sorrow of Descartes's life. Referring to her death, Descartes said that he did not believe that one must refrain from tears to prove oneself a man."//Britannica

"He was travelling, he told his companions, with his young daughter Francine; but the sailors had never seen her, and, thinking this strange, they decided to seek her out one day, in the midst of a terrible storm. Everything was out of place; they could find neither the philosopher nor the girl. Overcome with curiosity, they crept into Descartes's quarters. There was no one there, but on leaving the room, they stopped in front of a mysterious box. As soon as they had opened it, they jumped back in horror: inside the box was a doll-a living doll, they thought, which moved and behaved exactly like a human being. Descartes, it transpired, had constructed the android himself, out of pieces of metal and clockwork. It was indeed his progeny, but not the kind the sailors had imagined: Francine was a machine. When the ship's captain was shown the moving marvel, he was convinced, in his shock, that it was some instrument of dark magic, responsible for the weather that had hampered their journey. On the captain's orders, Descartes's "daughter" was thrown overboard. "//A Magical History of the Quest for Mechanical Life

""Descartes’ Baby". The more obvious reason for the title is that I claim that people are mind-body dualists, and so they naturally hold a philosophy that's most famously associated with René Descartes. In this sense, we are all Descartes’ babies. But there is another reason for the title that relates to disgust and similar emotions.

It is based on a story that was told about Descartes after he died. Descartes was never popular; he had a lot of enemies when he was alive, and even more after he died, and the story about him is weird and faintly nasty. It was known that Descartes had an illegitimate daughter, Francine, who died when she was five years old; this was said to be the greatest tragedy of his life. The story went that Descartes was so struck with grief that he created an automaton, a mechanical doll, built exactly identical to his dead daughter. The two were inseparable. He took this mechanical doll with him wherever he went. It was kept in a small trunk, and wherever he slept she was by his side. The story is that Descartes was crossing the Holland Sea, and the captain of the ship became very curious about the contents of this trunk that Descartes always had by his side. One night the captain crept down to his cabin while he was sleeping and opened up the trunk. To his horror the robot Francine arose. The captain, struck with revulsion, grabbed her, dragged her up to the deck of the ship and threw her overboard."//natural-born dualists

"In the summer of 1637 Descartes made some arrangements for his daughter Fransintgen (1635–1640) and her mother Helena to join him"/"There is no other evidence that Descartes had any plans to live in Amersfoort, a city at 20 km northeast of Utrecht. But he may have visited his daughter Fransintgen there, who, according to Baillet, died in Amersfoort on 7 September 1640"/Quaestiones Infinitae/PDF

"Helena Jans was the mother of René Descartes child... Descartes would have had to convert to Calvinsm to do that(marry her), and would he have done that, the preachers would have hooted the news to high heaven. They didn´t, so Descartes and Helena were not married"//Richard Watson

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""Fox" ist die Geschichte von Francine Descartes: einer jungen Studentin, die sich im Jahr 2012 als Kanidatin für eine ganz besondere Game-Show bereiterklärt. Mit nichts als einem langen T-Shirt bekleidet, wird sie durch die Großstadt gejagt - und hat jedem, der sie erkennt, seine sexuellen Wünsche zu erfüllen."//Cagliostro

"Wardill's story morphed into a tale about Descartes' daughter and how devastated he was when she disappeared at sea. It was a story about rationality versus emotion, about the importance of embodiment, fantasy, memory and action together with thinking"//James Westcott-artreview

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"It’s this silty ground between intent and actuality – the idea before it is put into action – that is the territory explored in the mosaic-like short films of London-based artist Emily Wardill.....an inquiry into the degree to which we are conscious of our own behaviour – into how reality rubs against expectation.....as in cases of paranoia in which a system known only to the paranoiac gives meaning to apparently random configurations of events.."//Melissa Gronlund-frieze

sat in on a performance art curatorial workshop yesterday at the museum of modern art. I was torn about the event. On one hand, there was a remarkable opportunity to see some amazing curators I highly respect. on the other, the dialog was conservative at best, boring and trite at worst.

This Yoko Ono piece I loved. When in doubt, if you can't have a Moma show--make your own!

saturday June 21, 2008 15H (3pm)
Fountain Saint Michel

Ladies and Gentleman,

I'm not a performer - I don't want your money. I'm an artist and I want you to danse with me. Take 5 minutes out of your day an celebrate life and one another. Join me and be a DANSE magnet.

There are many forms that Danse magnet will take on, but the intentions are the same. In a crowded metropolitian area during the busiest time of day, I will use either the model of flash mob, or fluxus methods to encourage persons to DANSE with me/us for just one song. The basics of the inspiration of this piece is personal - walking with my mp3 player and just wanting to break out dancing in public, and social - when this happens to me it causes me to reflect on how non-celebratory we humans approach every day. Why should we wait for a reason to dance with eachother? Isn't today- right this minute - reason enough?

FLASH MOB method: 
A "happening", from the eye of the viewer: on a busy street all of a sudden drummers appear like gangbusters and then people around you start spontaneously dancing. This should last one song and then the drummers disappear and the danseurs go back to walking down the street. As the viewer - did you danse or not?

FLUXUS method:
June 21 2008 is Fête de la musique here in paris. Which means there will be good and bad music being played all over the city. I will take this opportunity to showcase this piece (my first performance piece!!). I've edited it down to be simpler to complete and to take advantage of the festival. In one of the busiest meeting places in paris - The Fountain at St. Michel 15H (3PM) I will play an intro song to gather a crowd. I will then explain my intentions Then I will play the song and begin to dance in an encouraging manner.

If anyone has ANY suggestions or advice PLEASE leave a comment or email me. This is the first performance I'll be doing and it's a crap shoot. If you live in paris, stop by!

intro song: Creepy Girls by Apes and Androids

danse song: Carmensita by Devendra Bandhardt

The supporting information for this project can be read in the afterbirth.

Ensemble Interakt and A.A.S. are hosting a fluxconcert at St. Paul's Church, St Paul's Square, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham.

"The Re:Flux Fluxconcert, curated by a.a.s. and Ensemble Interakt, on Friday 27 June is a one day audio performance event exploring collaborative and participatory working as developed by Fluxus. Contributing artists include Ana Benlloch, Cormac Faulkner, Jonathan Green, Phillip Henderson, Calum F. Kerr, Sian Macfarlane, Niki Russell, Stuart Tait, Keir Williams and Dan Williamson. (tickets £3/ £2, booking essential)"

The Flux-Fest is hosted by Vivid and there are loads of other excellent events including an appearance by the wonderful Ergo Phizmiz. More details in the flyer below.

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Another friend sent me this crazy YouTube video of Hitler Planning his next Burning Man Trip with his Bunker Buddies — I loved it !!!
It’s hilarious » Check it out...

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If any of you know, where can I get one of those -
Let me know as well...

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Note on the photo:

Relitti della 122 Aktion al Burgtheater
Fondazione Morra Palazzo dello Spagnuolo
via Vergini 19 - Napoli
dal 13/4/07 al 30/9/07                                             [via]

"In Basking in what feels like 'an ocean of grace', I soon realise that I'm not looking at it, but rather that I AM it, recognising myself, instead of taking a symbol that was constructed ideologically then applied to reality, she took the setting of the ‘focus group’ and used its surface as an example."//lux.org

//fortescueavenue

"Born Winged Animals and Honey Gatherers of the Soul"

"Paranoia, hallucination and expectation; making sense of hidden systems"

"Emily Wardill’s fresh and insistent pictorial language and her ambition to tap the full potential of the medium film"//artipedia

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"The research program of the Fluxus laboratory is characterized by twelve ideas:
globalism,
the unity of art and life,
intermedia,
experimentalism,
chance,
playfulness,
simplicity,
implicativeness,
exemplativism,
specificity,
presence in time, and
musicality."

Forty Years of Fluxus
Ken Friedman

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"Basic to Fluxus is a belief in the use of chance in art, in the connection between art and everyday life, and in the creative role of the viewer in making art. The ideal of making an art without monetary value -- an art that is non-elitist, obtainable by everyone, makeable by anyone -- is where Fluxus began"//NYTimes/HOLLAND COTTER/1992

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"I don't know what he was thinking when he declared that Fluxus was Neo Dada, but I am sure his art education had led him to a natural romantic affinity with, and desire to incorporate into his life, the rebellious spirit of the legendary group of World War I malcontents, closet nilhilists, and dissolutely disillusioned Intellectual European discontents who had met in their friendly neighborhood art bar in 1916, Zurich's Cabaret Voltaire, to formulate the most radical future contrarian anti-art discourse of all time, Dada. "//Subject: Fluxus'Pabblip Piggoosto

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"Fluxus is about "intermedia". Intermedia is a term used to describe the spaces between media and the places where different media intersect."//The Fluxus Blog

"Fluxus means change among other things. The Fluxus of 1992 is not the Fluxus of 1962 and if it pretends to be - then it is fake. The real Fluxus moves out from its old center into many directions, and the paths are not easy to recognize without lining up new pieces, middle pieces and old pieces together." Dick Higgins //FluxusPortal

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"Fluxus ist Spaß und Bewußtseinserweiterung, Fug und Unfug."//Kunstwissen

FLUXUS besteht weiterhin.//ZKM

" Neugier und Wissensdurst sind in jedem Menschen angelegt. Wer sein Wissen und seine Qualifikationen kontinuierlich erweitert, sichert sich die besten Voraussetzungen für ein eigenverantwortliches, selbstbestimmtes Leben und die aktive Mitgestaltung unserer Gesellschaft."//Fluxus Hannover

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wiesbaden says: "Hi Emily. Fluffy Fluxing!!!"

The inconstancy of my Hermann Nitsch posts has reached its peak. After about 1+half month here are presented two more cds from the majestic Das 6-Tage-Spiel Des Orgien Mysterien Theaters.

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[The format here is once again mp3 as the entirety of Das 6-Tage-Spiel Des O.M.T. is already ripped in this particular format]

If you feel like you could do with some additional vitamins and can bare the music of Mozart, this event is for you:

Make A Salad is a tasty piece of art performance by a lady called Alison Knowles. According to the announcement, there will be enough salad for 300 people. So dig in!

Where? Tate Modern.

When? Saturday 24 May 2008, 1-5pm!

How much? Free!!!

Bon appetit!

Staalplaat

Starting chronologically. The first 'boutique' record store I visited during my very first hours in Berlin was the 'notorious' newly opened Staalplaat store, home also of Staalplaat label. Unusual and rather artistic in its approaches and tastes. Browse around while stumbling on variety of weird objects, rest you eyes on peculiar wall paintings and of course look everywhere [from old fridges and drawers to just plain selves for every audible curiosity you may or may not imagine. Alga Marghen boxes and cds, Col Legno, ridiculously small pressings of home productions, French avant-rock, PSF + other Japanese beauties, Luc Ferrari, Merzbow, Legendary Pink Dots, Evan Parker and a whole lot more.. Serve yourself a cold beer from the fridge and make sure that you have lot of time to spend.

Check pictures:

Address: Torstraße 68, 10119 Berlin

Opening hours : Tue-Sat: 14.00-19.00

Neurotitan

On the end of an alley, out of the dreams of an urban fetishist, lies the entrance to Neurotitan. Up a couple of floors using the stairs, walking by tattered and painted walls you reach the store. Not simply a record store but literally an art store. Featuring small edition books and magazines, comics and unique art pieces along with records and cds. There is also a separated space used as gallery equipped with a bar. Sparse furniture and open spaces, feels like a loft. Concerning music there is an expectable selection ranging from extreme electronics and noise, to improvisation and industrial. Look closely for some rare specialties. A lot of gabba and breakcore on wax. Shop around to your heart's content and rest assured that everything you buy is or feels unique.

Check pictures:

Address: Rosenthalerstraße 39, 10178 Berlin

Opening hours: Mon-Sat: 12.00 - 20.00, Sun: 14.00 - 19.00

[gelbe] Musik

Far from uber-hip Mitte [as if wilfully, to make a statement] [gelbe] Musik can be found. As minimal as it gets starting from the plain sign that reads Musik to the inside of the store neat, simple and tidy. Home of the 'serious' avant-garde. Its boxes and selves are crammed with old magazines, books, cassettes, vinyl records and of course cds [most of them due to their volume are available only as booklets for browsing] of intellectual music, contemporary composers, free improvisation releases and some Fluxus audio documents. There is also a decent selection of ethnographic audio recordings and even some early music. You can of course hear to anything that interests you while looking for more. In case you are the only customer at the moment [probably not only then] you can enjoy what you have already chosen not through restricting headphones but on the shop's speakers for complete freedom of movement. Owned and run by Ursula Block, whom you can see working on her sleek ibook one moment and the other one hear her typing on her typewriter. A visit to [gelbe] Musik is more than essential, dmtls was impressed.

Check pictures [dmtls 'on the work']:

Address: Schaperstraße 11, 10719 Berlin

Opening hours: Tue-Fri: 13.00-18.00, Sat: 11.00-14.00

There is no website but there is an email gelbe[dot]musik[at]berlin[dot]de for mailorder.

KulturKaufhaus Dussmann

Finally there is KutlurKaufhaus Dussmann. It is your one stop for everything from books and DVDs to music. A huge, multileveled store open from 10.00-24.00 daily except Sundays. A big selection of everything you might ask with a lot of 'New Music' titles on separate department found on the classical floor. Not really that cheap when it comes to common editions and releases [compared to other chain record stores / super markets] but with many many interesting titles in its inventory. There is also a cafe that might [probably] come in handy.

Address: Friedrichstraße 90, 10117 Berlin

There is also Cover, advertised as the biggest used cd and records seller/buyer in Berlin. Not really impressive on cd collection, nor on vinyls. There are although many 'classic' classical and opera vinyls rather cheap and a fairly good choice of hardcore/punk and techno/electronic on wax. For some cheap cds [seen cheaper] you should try one of the Saturn chain stores. Lastly you can always try your luck in flea markets.

dmtls reporting from Berlin part 1.

Some twenty four artists, writers and celebrities joined together for a special street art exhibition taking place at Rabin's square, Tel Aviv, in support of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. If in Israel for business or pleasure, make sure you don't miss this unique event organized by ONeVoice - an NGO active both in Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The name of this exhibition is best translated: "Until smoke comes out the peace pipe" and it calls for Israeli and Palestinian leaders to resume the peace talks and to stay at the negotiation table until peace prevails in the region.  

The joint-installation will include 24 chairs, 2 meters high each, designed by famous artists, poets, chefs and other famous Israeli personas. The chairs will be placed around an enormous table symbolizing the peace negotiations table. OneVoice aspires to expose and empower the wide - but sometimes silent -majority of Israelis and Palestinians who support the idea of two countries - Israel and Palestine - living in peace side by side. The design of each chair reflects the personal interpretations of the artists to the tricky process of bringing peace to a region afflicted with mistrust on the one hand and hope on the other.

Where and when: Rabin's Square, Tel Aviv, April 25-28

Isragirl Tip: While visiting the square look up to the roof of Tel Aviv city hall building...You will see a gigantic ballooned Duck, known to Israelis as "HaBarvaz" (the duck) - a famous cartoon character created by cartoonist Dudu Geva who died 3 years ago. The duck was loved by many Tel-Avivians and the city decided to help Geva's children commemorate their father's vision for Tel Aviv by allowing the huge duck to sit on the roof for two weeks...

OneVoice is calling for Israelis and Palestinians to give peace a chance - Street art exhibition in the center of Tel Aviv

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SHOP ROBERTSON

24 HOUR SALE @ SHOP ROBERTSON - APRIL 22, 2008. Use code "aprilshowers" for an additional 30% off all merchandise. Offer expires 4.23.08. If you haven't shopped Shop Robertson, you're missing out. This is one of my favorite places to shop online. They've got a great selection, a great sale rack, and great customer service. They also regularly have sales (like this one) worth shopping.

The Fluxus Short Sleeve Pullover Hoodie with V-front & pockets is cool at $67.90 (orig. $97)

I'm ga-ga over this GEREN FORD SEERSUCKER DRESS, normally $238 (way more than I'd like to pay for a summer dress), but with the "aprilshowers" discount it's only $166.60 and is suddenly worth serious consideration!

Moving to the Robertson Rack, I like the TART BIRKIN MOMO DRESS on sale for $56, marked down to $39.20 after discount!

The GODDIS NAPLES CARDIGAN in Lagoon is a steal at $101.50 (orig. $207 ->on sale $145).

RAVINSTYLE

20% OFF ALREADY REDUCED SALE ITEMS. Use code "twentyoff" at check-out for discount. No word on when this offer ends, but better to err on the safe side (read: shop now). Definitely some great pieces at great prices here:

Like these FARYL ROBIN TALULLAH FLATS in violet crackle metallic. Originally $138, on sale for $60, yours for $48. Gotta love 'em!

And this cute little raspberry number from T2 by Talla Eva Mini Tank Dress w/ Pockets is only $16 (wot?!), yep, originally $53, then $20 and now yours for the price of a couple gallons of gas!

The DENIM OF VIRTUE PATIENCE TAPERED LEG jean available for $72 (orig. $194!). Skinny jeans bursting with color are virtuous? Get yours now!

K-AMATO JEWELRY

30% OFF with code "Spring30". Valid until 4.25.08. "Every girl should have one" and with this discount you should have a couple, at least. With incredibly reasonable pricing and beautiful handiwork, K-Amato Jewelry is the perfect addition to any jewelry fanatic's collection.

It's easy to stack your bangles when they're on sale!

The Bosworth Enameled Bracelet $33.60 (orig. $48).

And my gemini twin is calling out for The Clark zodiac sign necklace in silver for $44.80 (orig. $64)

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30% OFF CLEARANCE CORNER ITEMS - Use code "CLEARANCE" at check-out for additional 30% savings. All orders over $50 receive FREE PRIORITY SHIPPING. Sale ends 4.23.08

Au cours d'une vente thématique intitulée "Mai 68 en mouvements", organisée demain par Artcurial à l'Hôtel Dassault à Paris, une banderole originale de mai 1968 sera livrée aux enchères. Nous sommes le pouvoir est le slogan peint en rouge de cette grande pièce de toile (190 cm x 260 cm) issue des Ateliers Populaires. Son estimation est de 1.500 €.

618 lots, dont 326 issus des happenings des années 1960 (photographies des évènements par Jean-Jacques Lebel) et des autres mouvements qui ont influencé les modes d'expression des contestataires de Mai 1968 comme le Lettrisme, COBRA, les Situationnistes et Fluxus seront présentés lors de la vacation. 

Une collection complète en 8 fascicules de la revue COBRA dont les numéros ont été publiés entre mars 1949 et septembre 1951 est estimée 5.000 € ; une huile sur toile de Gabriel Pomerand Le Voyage de la danse (1951),  20.000 €  ; un exemplaire du roman court Tristessa  de Jack Kerouac en édition originale en format livre de poche, 200 € ; un exemplaire sur papier couché de l'édition originale de Les Fondements du judo de Yves Klein, 200 €.    

Les autres documents proposés sont des affiches et des journaux muraux contemporains des évènements de 1968 (avec quelques maquettes et dessins originaux d'affiches) liés aux mouvements étudiants ; à la contestation contre les forces de l'ordre, le vote, les médias, la Défense, le facisme ; à la défense des travailleurs ; à l'antigaullisme, ...     

A titre d'exemples, une estimation de 400 € est indiquée pour La Police vous parle tous les soirs à 20 h, sérigraphie en noir avec tampon de l'Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts, une de 300 € pour Pense pas roule ou La Beauté est dans la rue (sérigraphies en rouge) et une 250 € pour La Chienlit c'est lui ! (sérigraphie en noir, Atelier populaire, Ex Ecole des Beaux arts).   

"Mai 68 en mouvements (Lettrismes, COBRA, Situationnistes, Happening, Fluxus)", vente à l'Hôtel Dassault, 7, Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées, mercredi 23 avril 2008 à 14h15.

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The second piece is by George Brecht. And one ought, really, to let it speak for itself:

TWO EXERCISES

Consider an object. Call what is not the object 'other'.

Exercise: Add to the object, from the 'other', another object, to form a new object and a new 'other'. Repeat until there is no more 'other'.

Exercise: Take a part from the object and add it to the 'other', to form a new object and a new 'other'. Repeat until there is no more object.