George Maciunas

American artist and musician

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In Fluxus
…was coined by Fluxus founder George Maciunas (1931–78), a Lithuanian American designer and “cultural entrepreneur.” Maciunas used the word fluxus to describe a wide range of his activities, from a published call for a common front of artists against culture to a New York artists’ housing association, as well as…
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In Western painting: Institutional critique, feminism, and conceptual art: 1968 and its aftermath
…together by artist and musician George Maciunas, who performed together in various combinations in European locations under the Fluxus banner. One of the most significant features of Fluxus was its ethos of interdisciplinarity. Musicians, poets, and painters worked side by side, producing gestures that were often highly amusing or provocative.…
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In Yoko Ono: Early art
…in 1961 the group’s founder, George Maciunas, provided her with her first solo gallery show.
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