FLYNT, Henry, & George Maciunas.

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Communists Must Give Revolutionary Leadership in Culture. First and sole edition of Flynt's most developed statement on culture and politics during the 1960s, rare in commerce. This is the only copy we have been able to trace which preserves the polystyrene block and plastic sheet, issued with the manifesto to illustrate the materials to be used in the construction of affordable, durable, prefabricated housing.Flynt spent the early 1960s as a Marxist activist. He was involved with Fluxus, coined the term "concept art", and developed a nuanced criticism of Eurocentric culture, which he considered a thin veneer for white supremacy. Writing for Workers World in 1964, he noted, "Whatever path of development the non-European, non-white peoples choose for their cultures, we will fight to break out of the stifling bondage of white, plutocratic European Art's domination" (cited by Adlington, p. 46). This manifesto is his first significant and sustained critique of Eurocentric culture. It was undertaken in collaboration with George Maciunas, who designed its presentation. The first, smaller page, comprises a detailed text "outlining how communists could surpass the United States and Western Europe as cultural leaders in five categories: 'The Applied Arts', 'Film', 'The Visual Arts', 'Fiction', and 'Theory of Culture'" (Bergdoll). The second page is comprised of seven appendices, the first five of which are illustrated. Appendix 1 provides an analysis of Soviet prefabricated building s

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