Manifesto is a drama that explores the thoughts and opinions of various characters on art, life, and society. The film showcases different manifestos through different settings and characters, creating a collage of ideas and perspectives. From a teacher to a housewife, from a punk rocker to a scientist, each character brings their unique viewpoint to the table. The film touches on themes of creativity, expression, and the role of art in society.
This film consists entirely of close ups of famous persons' bottoms. Ono meant it to encourage a dialogue for world peace.
Beuys is a documentary film that explores the life and artistic career of German artist Joseph Beuys. It delves into his influential role in the Fluxus movement and his unique approach to art, politics, and social commentary.
Collected as part of the Fluxfilm Anthology (a multi-reel compendium of 37 short films assembled by Fluxus founder and central operator George Maciunas), One captures the lifespan of a single match recorded at 2,000 frames per second using a 16mm high-speed camera. The frame rate is then decelerated to the standard 24fps for presentation. The film emphasizes each gesture, sway and flare of flame as the small pinewood carrier ignites across the landscape of the filmstrip and screen, signalling the drama and poetics of this ”minor” event before the fire is extinguished. One also stands as an unassuming beacon, immortalizing on film the essence of some of Ono’s early concerns as an artist. At the slightest touch of fire, they burst into flame. Strike everywhere. Strike often.
"On John's 31st birthday, Yoko held an art exhibit, "This Is Not Here", at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, N.Y.. The show was taped and aired on U.S. TV on May 11, 1972 as "John and Yoko in Syracuse, New York."
Shot at 2,000 frames per second, this short shows a man exhaling smoke in incredibly slow motion.
Prestype on clear film measuring tape, 10ft. length. No camera. At the end of every foot of film numbers appear, 1, 2, etc to 10
Single frame exposures of words.
Word & number gag, no camera.
A smile gradually fades into a neutral facial expression.
"INVOCATION is Higgins' Satie movie... the purest attempt to clear art from any or all historical, esthetic, thematic, ornamental claptrap to regain the lost-eye consciousness." - Jonas Mekas
The movie version of Christoph Schlingensief's stageplay.
Begins with a shot of a demarcation line on an asphalt tennis court. A hand points to the distant landscape, then numbers 408 and 409 appear on a female torso.
Numerals on clear film from 1 to 1000."
Short film about performance, realized when Nam June Paik participated in Karlheinz Stockhausen's piece "Originale" in Cologne in 1961.
George Maciunas, the founder of the avant-garde art movement Fluxus, is explored in this documentary film. It delves into his life, the origins of Fluxus, and the impact of his artistic contributions.
The life and work of Fluxus artist George Maciunas as seen in clips filmed between 1952 and 1978.
A 16 mm film, featuring Yoko Ono's own eye slowly blinking, shot by Peter Moore with a high-speed camera at 2,000 frames per second, which is projected at normal speed, 24 frames per second, thus creating a slow-motion effect.