Henry Flynt | |
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 Henry Flynt at the Cafe Oto in October 2008. | |
| Born | 1940 |
| Occupation(s) | Philosopher, musician, visual artist, activist |
| Movement | Anti-art, concept art, nihilism, avant-garde music, downtown music |
| Musical career | |
| Instrument(s) | Violin, guitar, voice |
| Years active | 1960–1983, 2005–present |
| Labels | Recorded, Locust, Superior Viaduct |
| Website | henryflynt |
Henry Flynt (born 1940 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is an American philosopher, musician, writer, activist, and artist connected to the 1960s New York avant-garde. He coined the term "concept art" in the early 1960s, during which time he was associated with figures in the Fluxus scene.[1][2] He later received attention for his anti-art demonstrations against New York cultural institutions in 1963 and 1964.
Since 1983, he has focused on philosophical writing related to nihilism, science, mathematical logic, post-capitalist economics, and personhood. A number of his archival musical recordings, which fuse hillbilly music with avant-garde techniques, were released in the 2000s. He has collaborated with artists such as C.C. Hennix, La Monte Young, George Maciunas, and John Berndt.
- ^ Wood, Paul, 2002. Conceptual Art, London: Tate Publishing. Series: Movements in Modern Art, quoted in Schellekens, Elisabeth, "Conceptual Art", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2021 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2021/entries/conceptual-art/.
- ^ Higgins, Hannah (2002). Fluxus experience. Internet Archive. Berkeley : University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22866-5.