George Maciunas

George Maciunas

🎞 Director

Born

8 November 1931 (94)

Place of Birth

Kaunas, Lithuania

Also known 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 asse...

Filmography (16)