George Maciunas

George Maciunas

Born 8 November 1931 in Kaunas, Lithuania

Died 9 May 1978 (aged 46)

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.

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He is most famous for organising and performing early happenings and for assembling a series of highly influential artists' multiples.

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