Movies: Fluxus

  • 1966
    No. 4

    No. 4 (1966)

    No. 4

    2.61966HD

    This film consists entirely of close ups of famous persons' bottoms. Ono meant it to encourage a dialogue for world peace....

    No. 4
  • 2006
    AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg)

    AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg) (2006)

    AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg)

    02006HD

    This feature-length documentary chronicles the life and playful methods of Dutch pianist and composer Misha Mengelberg, a significant figure in post-WWII European Jazz and free improvisation. Archival footage, rehearsal / performance sequences and i...

    AFIJN (Misha Mengelberg)
  • 1966
    Trace No. 23

    Trace No. 23 (1966)

    Trace No. 23

    5.91966HD

    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....

    Trace No. 23
  • 1966
    Smoking

    Smoking (1966)

    Smoking

    4.91966HD

    Shot at 2,000 frames per second, this short shows a man exhaling smoke in incredibly slow motion....

    Smoking
  • 1964
    Zen for Film

    Zen for Film (1964)

    Zen for Film

    5.41964HD

    In an endless loop, unexposed film runs through the projector. The resulting projected image shows a surface illuminated by a bright light, occasionally altered by the appearance of scratches and dust particles in the surface of the damaged film mate...

    Zen for Film
  • 1966
    End After 9

    End After 9 (1966)

    End After 9

    5.81966HD

    Word & number gag, no camera....

    End After 9
  • 1966
    Disappearing Music for Face

    Disappearing Music for Face (1966)

    Disappearing Music for Face

    51966HD

    A smile gradually fades into a neutral facial expression....

    Disappearing Music for Face
  • 1966
    10 Feet

    10 Feet (1966)

    10 Feet

    5.61966HD

    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...

    10 Feet
  • 1966
    Trace No. 24

    Trace No. 24 (1966)

    Trace No. 24

    51966HD

    X-ray sequence of mouth and throat; eating, salivating, speaking....

    Trace No. 24
  • 1966
    Opus 74, Version 2

    Opus 74, Version 2 (1966)

    Opus 74, Version 2

    4.81966HD

    Single frame exposures, color. Different image each frame, various items in the room, etc....

    Opus 74, Version 2
  • 1970
    Fluxfilm No. 37

    Fluxfilm No. 37 (1970)

    Fluxfilm No. 37

    51970HD

    Face going out of focus by layering sheets of plastic between camera and subject....

    Fluxfilm No. 37
  • 1966
    Blink

    Blink (1966)

    Blink

    51966HD

    Flicker: White and black alternating frames....

    Blink
  • 1966
    Artype

    Artype (1966)

    Artype

    5.71966HD

    Artype patterns, intended for loops. Benday dot patterns. Dots, lines. Screens, wavy lines, parallel lines, etc. on clear film. No camera....

    Artype
  • 1966
    Eyeblink

    Eyeblink (1966)

    Eyeblink

    3.31966HD

    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....

    Eyeblink
  • 1966
    Entrance to Exit

    Entrance to Exit (1966)

    Entrance to Exit

    4.31966HD

    Features entrance and exit door signs, fading through black and white....

    Entrance to Exit
  • 1970
    Fluxfilm No. 36

    Fluxfilm No. 36 (1970)

    Fluxfilm No. 36

    51970HD

    Tips of feet walking at the edge of frame, all around the frame....

    Fluxfilm No. 36
  • 1966
    Shout

    Shout (1966)

    Shout

    51966HD

    Close-ups of two faces, shouting at each other....

    Shout
  • 1965
    Wrist Trick

    Wrist Trick (1965)

    Wrist Trick

    6.81965HD

    Various gestures of hand held razorblade, single frame exposures....

    Wrist Trick
  • 1966
    Je ne vois rien, je n'entends rien, je ne dis rien

    Je ne vois rien, je n'entends rien, je ne dis rien (1966)

    Je ne vois rien, je n'entends rien, je ne dis rien

    4.51966HD

    Seeing, Hearing, Saying Nothing. Ben stands with ears, eyes, mouth bandaged....

    Je ne vois rien, je n'entends rien, je ne dis rien
  • 1966
    The Evil Faerie

    The Evil Faerie (1966)

    The Evil Faerie

    5.21966HD

    Following a series of title cards, a man in sunglasses briefly flutters his hands like fairy. Owen Land states that this film was not made by George Landow, and believes it should be credited to John Cavanaugh. “George Maciunas had a number of films ...

    The Evil Faerie