George Maciunas

George Maciunas

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1931-11-08

  • Day of Death

    1978-05-09 (46 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Kaunas, Lithuania

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.