Henry Flynt

Henry Flynt ( born 1940 in Greensboro, North Carolina ) is an American avant-garde artist whose diverse activities extend to philosophy, mathematics, economics, music and visual arts.

Flynt is brought into connection with the art movements conceptual art and Fluxus. In 1961 he coined the term concept art. As a temporary member of a sectarian group left, he fought the institutions of bourgeois culture such as museums and opera houses.

Writings (selection )

  • Concept Art Translated and Introduced by Nicolas Feuillie, Les presses du reel, Avant- gardes, Dijon 1962
  • Concept Art Add: La Monte Young ( ed.): An Anthology. 1st edition, New York 1963
  • Concept Art (revised ). In: La Monte Young ( ed.): An Anthology. 2nd edition, New York 1970

Exhibitions

  • Henry Flynt. Activities 1959 -. Art Association of the Rhineland and Westphalia, Dusseldorf, October 6, 2012 to January 20, 2013

Weblink

  • Henry Flint's Blog
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