American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer George Brecht was a leading member of Fluxus. He referred to his artworks as “events,” as he saw no distinction between the event-as-performance and the event-as-object. Printed notes sometimes accompanied physical artworks, serving as both an announcement for the show and its “score.” The scores included directions such as “The case is found on a table. It is approached by one to several people and opened,” as Brecht intended his works to be manipulated by viewers. For Brecht, an event could be almost anything and virtually nothing.

–Kaela Nurmi, from the Glenstone Field Guide