Let's remember that Fluxus artists wanted to break down barriers that separated one art from others, and more importantly they wanted to destroy the notion that art and life were two different things. Even though we're focusing on Fluxus texts that are primarily (though not exclusively) literary, we really need to understand the role of John Cage and what he called "chance operations." What happens when the artist/person gives up all control (or nearly so) in the making of a work of art. We have a common word for this: randomness.
Listen to this anthology if you're curious to learn more about the role of sound/music.
John Cage was a towering figure in not only the Fluxus movement; he was everywhere when it came to avant-garde and experimental art making. Perhaps most famous for his silent piano composition 4'33", Cage was to Fluxus as Marcel Duchamp was to Dada.
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