Maciunas defined Fluxus as striving “for the monostructural and nontheatrical qualities of a simple natural event, a game or a gag. It is the fusion of Spike Jones, Vaudeville, gag, children’s games and Duchamp.”Despite their sense of play, humor, and diversion, ultimately games are about rules. Players become most aware of the rules of a game when the game is unable to be played by those rules, and the inability to play certain Fluxus games implies more than a simple gag. (via MASS MoCA - Fluxus Games)

Maciunas defined Fluxus as striving “for the monostructural and nontheatrical qualities of a simple natural event, a game or a gag. It is the fusion of Spike Jones, Vaudeville, gag, children’s games and Duchamp.”

Despite their sense of play, humor, and diversion, ultimately games are about rules. Players become most aware of the rules of a game when the game is unable to be played by those rules, and the inability to play certain Fluxus games implies more than a simple gag. 
(via MASS MoCA - Fluxus Games)

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