Location
Bern & ZurichDate and time
-Fluxus Fête is a three-day celebration of the radical spirit of Fluxus, marking the culmination of the research project Activating Fluxus. The project has been supported by a multi-year grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and hosted at the Bern Academy of the Arts (HKB).
Across multiple formats and locations, the Fête brings together artists, scholars, and audiences to explore Fluxus’s playful, experimental, and boundary-pushing practices. The program combines lectures, panels, and discussions that critically engage with Fluxus’s history, philosophy, ongoing influence, and afterlife, alongside performances that activate scores and reinterpret Fluxus and Fluxus-inspired works.
Highlights include a study day dedicated to Ay-O’s Finger Boxes, co-organized with the Getty Research Institute; an international symposium featuring speakers from around the world, including presentations by members of the Activating Fluxus research team; and a final day at Cabaret Voltaire devoted to artistic enactments, readings, and an exhibition of scores.
Fluxus Fête offers space and time for reflection and experimentation, as well as opportunities for convivial exchange between specialists and non-specialists alike—and all those curious about Fluxus.
Join us!
DAY ONE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026, 6 PM-9 PM CET
The (Im)possibilities of Touch: Ay-O’s Finger Boxes
—A Conservation Study Day
The expert meeting is dedicated to the study of Ay-O’s finger boxes. Co-organized with the Getty Research Institute, this hybrid event will take place online with limited in-person participation at the HKB Bern. *This event is by invitation only.*
DAY TWO: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026, 12-7 PM CET
Activations: A Fluxus Symposium
HKB Bern, Aula
With speakers and discussants from the Fluxus milieu and beyond, including Tim Ingold, Judit Bodor, Natasha Lushetich, Natilee Harren, Elke Gruhn, Sally Kawamura, Emilie Parendeau and Stefanie Manthey, as well as presentations of research by the project team members Josephine Ellis, Aga Wielocha and Hanna Hölling. The symposium takes place at HKB Bern, Fellerstrasse 11, and is open to the public. The full program is available at this link: https://activatingfluxus.com/activations-a-fluxus-symposium-friday-febr….
DAY THREE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2026, 1 PM-5 PM CET
FLUXUS.GRAM
Cabaret Voltaire, Zürich
Organized as a part of the artistic contribution to the project, this final day of Fluxus Fête includes artistic enactments, readings, and an exhibition of scores. This is a public part of the program, taking place in the historical premises of Cabaret Voltaire at Spiegelgasse 1, 8001 Zürich. Space is limited.
For further details, assistance, or advice regarding travel to Bern or Zürich, please get in touch with us at activatingfluxus@gmail.com.