George Maciunas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Maciunas

Lithuanian artist

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1931

Place of Birth: Kaunas, Kaunas County

Date of Death: 09-May-1978

Profession: architect, art dealer, artist, painter, sculptor

Nationality: United States, Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

George Maciunas (English: ; Lithuanian: Jurgis Maciunas; November 8, 1931 – May 9, 1978) was a Lithuanian American artist, born in Kaunas.
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.