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What is Fluxus?

In lecture 1 of 1.2, Pedro mentions something called “Fluxus” when discussing artist interest in communications technologies and social media platforms. However, no description is given and it isn’t mentioned again. Fluxus was an art movement that took place in the 1960s and 70s. At the time, human culture was becoming increasingly strict and rigid …

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wheatpaste

Wheatpaste or flour paste is an adhesive made of wheat flour or starch and water. Closely resembling wallpaper paste, wheatpaste is difficult to remove. It is commonly used to make papier mache and activists and artists often rely on wheatpaste for flyposting artwork or posters.  http://thesecretyumiverse.wonderhowto.com/how-to/street-art-101-make-wheatpaste-poster-0137642/

Guided

I collected random paint chips at Lowes, and took them to a favorite nature reserve.  As I walked I paid attention to the landscape and which colors felt potent in relation to places on the trail.  Then I marked those points with the appropriate chips, which added poetic significance by providing a title to the …

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Silent Sam

Class discussion surrounding the spatial politics of monuments referenced a statue on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus, which immediately made me think of the recent protests surrounding Silent Sam. Silent Sam is a bronze statue of a confederate soldier on the upper quad of UNC’s campus that was dedicated in 1913 by Robert Carr, during a ceremony …

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