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George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

Genres

Documentary

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In 1961 Lithuanian American artist and impresario George Maciunas established the avant-garde art movement Fluxus. George details the rise of Fluxus following a sensationalized tour of “concerts” in Europe in 1962, and continuing in New York for most of the 1960s and ’70s. During this time Maciunas was converting the dying industrial buildings of Soho into a network of artists’ lofts, creating one of the first official real estate co-ops of artist-owned buildings. Maciunas’s life and legacy—as recounted by artists of his generation, including Yoko Ono and Jonas Mekas—ignited debates that remain pivotal to artists working today.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

121 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

21 February 2018

Country

United States of America

Cast

Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

Self

Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas

Self

George Maciunas

George Maciunas

Self (archive footage)

Nam June Paik

Nam June Paik

Self (archive footage)

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