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George Maciunas

Nov 08, 1931 - May 09, 1978 (46 years old) in Kaunas, Lithuania

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.

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Known For

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Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Self (archive footage)
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He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Self (archive footage)
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Happy Birthday to John
Self
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I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance
Self
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Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitsch
himself
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Guns of the Trees
Man with Theorbo
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Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)
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Flux-Concert
Self
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Warhol and Maciunas
Self
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George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
Self (archive footage)

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