While reading Chapter 3 of Higgins' piece on Fluxus, I found the definition of the movement very intriguing. It was stated that the art is not so different from the reality, and they evoke one another. The art, however, can't exist in every place as the reality can. Fluxus art can be called art because it is pinned down to a single place (whether that be physical place or space in time or anything that can be pinpointed).
It's a very strange concept to be able to name something as art, and have it be art. The example of the rubber-band ball being either a rubber-band ball or a piece of art, depending on the context and the labelling, relates to the discussions we have in our class. In the beginning of the semester, we tried to label 'literature' and had a very hard time coming to a consensus. Throughout the semester, we've been challenged with the same type of definition questions and we never find a particular conclusion. Fluxus reminds me that art, specifically, exists naturally and an artist can simply be the person that records it or believes in its beauty.
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