join this concept: The "_ This Concept" Project

I'm an idea man Chuck, I get ideas, sometimes I get so many ideas that I can't even fight them off!... Wait a minute! Why don't they just mix the mayonnaise with the tuna in the can... HOLD THE PHONE! Why don't they just FEED the tuna fish mayonnaise! Call Starkist!
- Bill Blazejowski (Night Shift)

Those who can't do teach. And those who can't teach, teach gym. And, of course, those who couldn't do anything, I think, were assigned to our school.
- Alvy Singer (Annie Hall)


Precedence

The Fluxus Performance Workbook


Concept

Why waste your precious energies "making" conceptual art when you can simply explain your conceptual art projects in the form of instructions posted to an art mailing list? Crank out twice the concepts in half the time!

In their heyday, performance artists flooded the commodified market of the art object with implemented concepts, thus critiquing and "devaluing" the art object. We aim to flood the commodified market of the implemented concept with unimplemented concepts, thus critiquing and "devaluing" the implemented concept. (At least, that's our concept.)


Instructions

Stop making conceptual art. Instead, explain your conceptual art projects in the form of instructions posted to an art mailing list. Post lots! Make a series.

Always cite some prior art precedence, that way you are more likely to be taken seriously by people who take ciiting prior art precedences seriously. Always explain your concept, that way you are more likely to be taken seriously by people who take explaining concepts seriously. Finally, list your instructions, just in case anybody ever wants to "do" it.

chicken in the breadpan pickin' out dough,
curt