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Fluxus was an art movement that was strongest in the nineteen sixties, and had similar ties to the Dada movement. Like Dada it was somewhat "anti-art", meaning traditional conventional art, but it was not as socially rebellious and anarchical as Dada was, but instead more positive and constructive. It did focus on simplicity over complexity, and also combined aesthetics with other art mediums, such as music. Both Marcel Duchamp and Allan Kaprow were very influential to this movement, particularly Kaprow's "happenings", which greatly influenced the Fluxus performance art. However, the Fluxus performance art was slightly different than the "happenings" because it was meant to be simple to oppose the popular culture music, poetry, and other art forms. The "happenings" were somewhat more complex than the Fluxus performances, which were frequently not dialogue based, but instead action based. They were also more brief and not meant to blur art and reality but instead focus on simple tasks and aspects of life and bring them to attention. Overall, it was about the artist's actions, opinions, and intent, not about the end product that they make.

information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluxus