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George Maciunas

Also Known As: Jurgis Mačiūnas

Birth Date

November 8, 1931

Death Date

May 9, 1978

(passed away at 46)

Place of Birth

Kaunas, Lithuania

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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