George Maciunas
Birthday
1931/11/08
Day of death
1978/05/09 (46 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Kaunas, Lithuania
Also know as
Jurgis Mačiūnas
Biography
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
Acting
(2023) Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)
(1992) Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)
as ---
(2017) I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance
as Self
(1986) He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1961) Guns of the Trees
as Man with Theorbo
(2018) George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitsch
as himself
(1997) Happy Birthday to John
as Self
(1979) Flux-Concert
as Self
(2006) Warhol and Maciunas
as Self