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George Maciunas

George Maciunas
George Maciunas on a 2016 postage stamp of Lithuania
Born
Jurgis Mačiūnas

(1931-11-08)November 8, 1931
Kaunas, Lithuania
DiedMay 9, 1978(1978-05-09) (aged 46)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityLithuanian/American
EducationArchitecture and Graphic Design
Known forVisual Art, Aesthetics, Artist's Multiples, Installation, Music, Sculpture, Performance, Mail Art
Notable workHistory of Art Chart (1955-1960)
MovementFluxus
SpouseBillie Hutching
Poster to Festum Fluxorum Fluxus 1963

George Maciunas (English: /məˈtʃuːnəs/; Lithuanian: Jurgis Mačiūnas; November 8, 1931 Kaunas – May 9, 1978 Boston, Massachusetts) was a Lithuanian American artist, art historian, and art organizer who was the founding member and central coordinator of Fluxus,[1] an international community of artists, architects, composers, and designers. He is most famous for organizing and performing in early Fluxus Happenings and Festivals, for his Fluxus graphic art work, and for assembling a series of highly influential Fluxus artists' multiples.[2]

  1. ^ Colby Chamberlain, Fluxus Administration: George Maciunas and the Art of Paperwork, University of Chicago Press, p. 29
  2. ^ "MoMA". MoMA.org. Retrieved May 2, 2015.

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