Fluxus and Literature

Abstract

The paper discusses the Fluxus revolution in literary expression during which the tradition of letters was challenged through erasure of the separation of the verbal from other forms of expression and through the rejection of the passive role of the reader. In the process of describing Fluxus’ reinterpretation of the concept of "literature," the author provides a means through which to distinguish Fluxus works from Concrete Poetry, one of their direct precursors, through the latter’s dependence on verbal text as starting point of the poetic experience and the former’s inherent contingency and provisionality.