Fluxkit
Ay-O
Japanese, born 1931
George Brecht
American, 1926–2008
John Chick
American
Robert Filliou
French, 1926–1987
Albert M. Fine
American, 1932–1987
Ken Friedman
American, born 1949
Joe Jones
American, 1934–1993
Takehisa Kosugi
Japanese, 1938–2018
Shigeko Kubota
Japanese, 1937–2015
Olivier Mosset
Swiss, born 1944
Serge Oldenbourg
French, 1927–2000
Benjamin Patterson
American, 1934–2016
James Riddle
American, born 1933
Mieko Shiomi
Japanese, born 1938
Ben Vautier
French, born Italy, 1935–2024
Robert Watts
American, 1923–1988
George Maciunas
American, born Lithuania. 1931–1978
Alison Knowles
American, 1933 – 2025
Eric Andersen
Danish, born 1940
Hi Red Center
Japanese, 1963–1964
c. 1969
A compact, vinyl-clad attaché case assembled by Fluxus artists as a portable kit of small objects, scores, and instructions meant to make art an everyday, participatory activity.
At first glance it reads like an ordinary black briefcase—worn metal clasps, stitched edges and the stenciled word “FLUXKIT”—but it hints at a hidden interior of playful, improvised artworks and prompts curiosity about what actions it contains.
By packaging multiple modest works into an affordable, distributable object, Fluxkits helped dissolve the boundary between art and life, advancing ephemerality, instruction-based pieces, and the idea that anyone could perform or activate art.
Medium
Vinyl-covered attaché case, containing objects in various media
Dimensions
overall (closed): 11 7/8 x 17 5/16 x 5 11/16" (30.2 x 44 x 14.5 cm); overall (open): 13 3/8 x 17 5/16 x 16 5/16" (34 x 44 x 41.5 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Accession
2903.2008.1-48
Palette
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