Fluxkit 1964

Curator: Immediately, I'm struck by its compact containment. It feels like a secret, almost like a puzzle box hiding something intriguing. Editor: Indeed. This is Dick Higgins' "Fluxkit," housed here at the Harvard Art Museums. Fluxkits were these wonderful, portable packages of artistic ideas, very much in the spirit of the Fluxus movement. Curator: Oh, I adore the way it democratizes art! It’s like art on the go. Do you think the box itself is part of the statement? Editor: Absolutely. The packaging is integral; it critiques the preciousness often associated with art objects and makes art accessible to anyone, anywhere. It's a powerful statement about the commodification of art. Curator: It makes me wonder what other tiny universes could be held in similar boxes. Almost a reminder to find art everywhere. Editor: Precisely. Higgins was asking us to see art not just in galleries, but in the everyday. A very radical concept still relevant today.