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George Maciunas Biography
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1949 - 1952
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Cooper Union School of Art, studied art, graphic art, architecture
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1952 - 1954
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Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, studied architecture and musicology. B. of Architecture.
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1955 - 1960
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Institute of Fine Arts, NYU, studied European and Siberian art of migrations
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1976 |
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Sept. initiated collaborative flux-labyrinth project, major contribution, to be exhibited at US. Centenial Exhibition, Berlin. |
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1975 |
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Edition of Hospital even, edited Fluxpack 3, contributed 3 stationary designs, 2 aprons, postage stamp[s, published by Multipla, Milan. |
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1972 |
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Names spelled with objects, burglary kit, anthology of animal excreta, etc. |
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1971 |
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Produced, designed and contributed to “This is not here” show of Yoko Ono and John Lennon at Everson Museum, Syracuse. |
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1970 |
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Smile machine, 64 needle syringe, 12 bird aerophone machine, dancing duck call machine. |
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1969 |
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Clock faces: decimal, degrees, backward etc. multi-faceted mirror, adding machine, distilled coffee, tea, juices, eggs, containing vodka, noodles, egg-white; tea from ropes, pine cones etc. |
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1968 |
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Organized and participated in Fux-exhibit, Univ. of Calif. Sand Diego art Col. |
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1967 |
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Stick-on tattoos of hardware etc. photo aprons (venus de milo, stomach anatomy, Napoleon, etc.) |
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1967 |
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Designed announcements for paper show and body covering show at Museum of Contemporary Crafts, NYC. Participated in the first. |
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1966 |
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Designed first prepared ping pong and badminton rackets (undulating, convex, with hole, hinged, elastic etc. surfaces) |
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1966 |
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Edited & published Fluyearbox 2, anthology of film loops, games and paper events. Contributed 4 film loops. |
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1965 |
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Edited, designed titles (using various animation and camera techniques) of some 20 films into Flux-film anthology, contributed: films made without camera (sing various adhesive patterns on clear film stock): Artype, 10 feet, end after 9, eyeblink (high speed camera). |
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1965 |
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Flux-organ (12 bird calls activated by bellows), various chess sets (pieces as grinders, colored balls, sand timers, etc.) |
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1965 |
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Edited and published Fluxkit, an attaché case with various flux objects produced up to that date. |
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1964 |
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Edited & published Fluxyearbox 1, anthology of flat objects in envelopes. Contributed a chart on architectural criticism. |
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1962 |
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Edited, published, designed containers, labels, packaging, other graphics of all flux editions (several hundred items) |
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1976 |
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Article on Harpischord Flux recital by Peter Frank in SoHo News. |
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1976 |
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AQ 16, microdmystification. Contribution in special issue. |
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1972 |
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Arts & Artist Magazine, England, issue devoted to Fluxus: Edited and contributed to special section of paper events. Oct. issue. |
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1972 |
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Flux shoe, published by Beau Geste Press, Devon, England. |
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1970 |
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Article of Flux festival in Village Coice, May 20 & april 30. Happenings & Fluxus Catalog, Cologne, edited by Hans Sohm. |
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1967 - 1969 |
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Published in Arch Do, Milan. Also in Da a/u dela, magazine of arts, Milan |
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1968 |
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Article on Fluxyearbox 2 by Grace Glueck, New York Times, June 16 |
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1966 |
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Essay: US surpasses all nazi genocide records! Publ. by Edizioni di cultura contemporanea, Milan, No.2, ED 912 |
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1965 |
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Tulane Drama Review, designed fluxus fold out section. Also article on Fluxyearbox 1 by John Wilcock in Village Voice, No. 25. |
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1964 |
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Covered in Postface by Dick Higgins, Something Else Press. Also in John Cage—Notations, 1962 various European newspapers. |
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