George Maciunas

Born: 1931-11-08

George Maciunas (Lithuanian: Jurgis Mačiūnas; November 8, 1931 – May 9, 1978) was a Lithuanian American artist. He was a founding member and the central coordinator of Fluxus, an international community of artists, architects, composers, and designers. Other leading members brought together by this movement included Ay-O, Joseph Beuys, Jonas Mekas, George Brecht, Dick Higgins, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik and Wolf Vostell. He is most famous for organising and performing early happenings and for assembling a series of highly influential artists' multiples. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-03-24

The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century,...

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I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance

as Self
Released: 2017-09-01

In his latest film, Mekas shares what he describes as “a valentine to Yoko Ono,” done in his...

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He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1986-02-22

A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community...

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Guns of the Trees

as Man with Theorbo
Released: 1961-02-28

A depressed woman, Barbara, is on the verge of suicide while a man she meets in a church and a...

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Happy Birthday to John

as Self
Released: 1997-10-09

On October 9th, 1972 an exhibition of John Lennon/Yoko Ono's art, designed by the Master of the...

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George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-02-21

In 1961 Lithuanian American artist and impresario George Maciunas established the avant-garde...

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Flux-Concert

as Self
Released: 1979-03-24

On March 24, 1979, The Kitchen presented a two-part program dedicated to the work of various...

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