From Fluxus to Functional A Journey Through Interactive Art

The concept of what makes something a work of art has always been a contentious topic. As technology has advanced, so have the ideas of what constitutes art and the mediums with which art is created. From Clojure performance artists REPL Electric and Meta-ex to artists of the Fluxus movement, the medium and act of creation has been intrinsically tied to the piece itself. Moving backwards through history from today's interactive works created with Clojure and Overtone to Lisp AI painters of the 90s and multimedia auteurs of the 70s, let's explore how art has evolved into its current landscape.