The Making of Everyday Life: Fluxus Art

This course explores the Fluxus art movement of
the nineteen sixties and seventies alongside
theories of the 'everyday' put forward by Erving
Goffman, Michel de Certeau and others. Why were
these theorists and artists compelled to theorize
and transform everyday life, and how do their
efforts relate to our present cultural situation?
A central focus of the course will be Alison
Knowles'
House of Dust installation at CalArts in 1970,
and a contemporary version of the House of Dust
built
during Wintersession 2018. Students in the Making
of Everyday Life will be encouraged to use the
new House of Dust as a venue and base for
performances and on-campus happenings over the
course the semester, working with visiting
artists.