What do you think?
Rate this book
About transformations
"I have chosen, in this study, to go deeply into my 1961 Transformations, to note the guises in which it appeared, to identify its issues and to sort them out.
I will not rush toward an explanatory description of the piece as it is found in An Anthology (La Monte Young, ed., La Monte Young and Jackson Mac Low, New York, 1963).
I prefer to establish its context and to explore correlative issues. I want to explore fully how Transformations is positioned:
.i as a diversion from absurdist computationalist music
.ii as a diversion from the derivations of exact science
.iii as a cognitive nihilist object-lesson to exact science regarding derivations"
—Henry Flynt, 2021, New York
Following on from 2023’s “Ruinous Spirituality”, and its predecessor, “Three Essays on Spirituality and Art”, the publisher, João Simões, returns with “About Transformations”, the third in their series of deep dives into the wild and radical mind of Henry Flynt. A beautifully produced, limited edition hardbound volume, across the length of this extensive essay Flynt returns to where so much began: his 1961 work “Transformations”, originally published in “An Anthology of Chance Operations” in 1963, helping to establish the blueprint for “concept art” and many of the ideas that would guide the emergence of Fluxus. Exploring the development of the work itself, as well as many of the ideas the underscored it, it’s arguably the most historically illuminating and fascinating text we’ve encountered from Flynt to date.
I will not rush toward an explanatory description of the piece as it is found in An Anthology (La Monte Young, ed., La Monte Young and Jackson Mac Low, New York, 1963).
I prefer to establish its context and to explore correlative issues. I want to explore fully how Transformations is positioned:
.i as a diversion from absurdist computationalist music
.ii as a diversion from the derivations of exact science
.iii as a cognitive nihilist object-lesson to exact science regarding derivations"
—Henry Flynt, 2021, New York
Following on from 2023’s “Ruinous Spirituality”, and its predecessor, “Three Essays on Spirituality and Art”, the publisher, João Simões, returns with “About Transformations”, the third in their series of deep dives into the wild and radical mind of Henry Flynt. A beautifully produced, limited edition hardbound volume, across the length of this extensive essay Flynt returns to where so much began: his 1961 work “Transformations”, originally published in “An Anthology of Chance Operations” in 1963, helping to establish the blueprint for “concept art” and many of the ideas that would guide the emergence of Fluxus. Exploring the development of the work itself, as well as many of the ideas the underscored it, it’s arguably the most historically illuminating and fascinating text we’ve encountered from Flynt to date.
114 pages, Hardcover
Published April 1, 2024
1 person want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
No one has reviewed this book yet.