Saturday 24 May 2008, 10.00–17.00
Sunday 25 May 2008, 10.00–17.00
Monday 26 May 2008, 10.00–17.00

Part of UBS Openings: The Long Weekend 2008

Turbine Flux Concerts are presented in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall from a selection of scores and events by Fluxus artists, including Ay-O, Eric Andersen, George Brecht, Philip Corner, Dick Higgins, Joe Jones, Milan Knízák, George Maciunas, Bengt af Klintberg, Alison Knowles, Takehisa Kosugi, Larry Miller, Yoko Ono, Mieko Shiomi, Yasunao Tone, Ben Patterson, Robert Watts, Emmett Williams and Ben Vautier.

Saturday 24 May 2008, 14.30–16.00

• The selection of events and scores includes:
• Boundary Music, Mieko Shiomi (1963)
• Opus 1010, Eric Andersen (1961)
• Anagram for Strings, Yasunao Tone (1963)
• Sky Piece for Jesus Christ, Yoko Ono (1965)
• Two Inches, Robert Watts (1962)
• Three Lamp Events, George Brecht (1961)

Sunday 25 May 2008, 13.00–14.00

• Alison Knowles will conduct her Newspaper Music (1965). Performers use newspapers or books in their native different languages as scores. They read the text in time and volume according to the instructions of the composer.

Sunday 25 May 2008, 16.30–17.30

• The selection of events and scores includes:
• Audience Piece No. 10, Ben Vautier (1965)
• Four Directional Song of Doubt for Five Voices (variation for ten voices), Emmett Williams (1957)
• Constellation No. 11, Dick Higgins (1977)
• Ha Hi Fu He Ho, Ay-O (1978)
• Duet for Brass, Joe Jones (1964)
• Solo For Balloons, (variation for audience), George Maciunas (c.1962)

Monday 26 May 2008, 13.00–14.00

• Selections from 12 Piano Compositions for Nam June Paik, George Maciunas (1962)

Monday 26 May 2008, 16.30–17.30

• The selection of events and scores includes:
• Snowstorm No.1, Milan Knízák (1965)
• Theatre Music, Takehisa Kosugi (c.1964)
• Chewed Drawing, Larry Miller (1968)
• Shuffle, Alison Knowles (1961)
• Two Durations, George Brecht (1961)
• Paper Piece (variation for audience) Ben Patterson (1960)

 

Tate Modern  Turbine Hall
Free, no booking necessary