Robert Filliou

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Robert Filliou (Born January 17, 1926, in Sauve, France - Died 1987, Les Eyzies, France) was a French Fluxus artist, who produced works as a filmmaker, "action poet," sculptor, and happenings maestro.

Filliou first proposed "Art's Birthday" in 1963. He suggested that 1,000,000 years ago, there was no art. But one day, on January 17th to be precise, Art was born. Filliou says it happened when someone dropped a dry sponge into a bucket of water.

Video works by Filliou include: 14 Songs and 1 Riddle (1977), And So on, End So Soon: Done 3 times (1977), Porta Filliou (1977), Telepathic Music Nø7 - The Principle of Equivalence Carried to a Series of 5 (1977), Teaching and Learning as Performings Arts, Part 2, Video (1979).

[edit] External links

• Current exhibitions and connection to galeries at artfacts.
• The New Media Encyclopedia - Robert Filliou Profile
• Art's Birthday, the Eternal Network