George Maciunas

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Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
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Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Mar 24, 2023

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 110 min 7 vues
The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artistic canvas and prophesied both the fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that would arise from the interconnected metaverse of today's world.
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I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance
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I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance

Sep 01, 2017

I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance
2017 16 min 1 vues
In his latest film, Mekas shares what he describes as “a valentine to Yoko Ono,” done in his signature diaristic style. Mixing the familiar 16mm film with DV video, he offers a fly-on-the-wall look at intimate moments spent with one of the foremost artists of that era, including performances by Ono and new footage of her recent work—a testament to her endurance and the friendships she has made and kept over the years.
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Guns of the Trees
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Guns of the Trees

Feb 28, 1961

Guns of the Trees
1961 85 min 15 vues
A depressed woman, Barbara, is on the verge of suicide while a man she meets in a church and a married couple try to convince her that life is worth living.
Drama
George
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George

Feb 21, 2018

George
2018 121 min 1 vues
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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Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitsch
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Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitsch

Dec 31, 2005

Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitsch
2005 58 min 1 vues
A casual, personal portrait of Hermann Nitsch, made with footage I took over the many years of our friendship. Footage includes early performances in New York, images of Hermann shortly after the acquisition of the Prinzendorf monastery, which since has become his main space of activity. You also see Hermann with his Vienna, New York, and Napoli friends, Peter Kubelka, Raimund Abraham, Gunther Brus, George Maciunas, Giuseppe Morra, and others.
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Happy Birthday to John
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Happy Birthday to John

Oct 09, 1997

Happy Birthday to John
1997 24 min 8 vues
On October 9th, 1972 an exhibition of John Lennon/Yoko Ono's art, designed by the Master of the Fluxus movement, George Maciunas, opened at the Syracuse Museum of Art, in New York. On the same day an unusual group of John's and Yoko's friends, including Ringo, Allen Ginsberg, Paul Krasner, and many others, gathered to celebrate John's birthday. This film is a visual and audio record of that event.
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Flux-Concert
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Flux-Concert

Mar 24, 1979

Flux-Concert
1979 80 min 1 vues
On March 24, 1979, The Kitchen presented a two-part program dedicated to the work of various Fluxus artists. The programming began with the premiere of Alison Knowles’s “Natural Assemblages and the True Crow.” For the piece, Knowles engaged in a dialogue with her own taped voice, which read aloud selections from various natural history books. Simultaneously, violinist Michael Goldstein provided an improvised score while dancer Jessie Higgins executed a number of one-movement phrases by following instructions on index cards. The second part of the night’s programming consisted of forty rapid performances—most sixty seconds or less—by various Fluxus members, including Yoko Ono, George Brecht, La Monte Young, and Nam June Paik. Ken Friedman and Larry Miller coordinated this portion of the event.
Warhol and Maciunas
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Warhol and Maciunas

Nov 01, 2006

Warhol and Maciunas
2006 3 min 1 vues
Consists of images of the Andy Warhol show at the Whitney Museum in May of 1971. It also includes a George Maciunas dumpling party on 80 Wooster Street, Soho, on June 29, 1971. George Maciunas, Andy Warhol, John Lennon, and Yoko Ono are pictured.
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Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970
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Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970

Jul 19, 2010

Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970
2010 120 min 1 vues
Feature-length compilation program presenting 37 out of 41 original fluxfilms produced and directed in the 1960s by Fluxus artists, including George Maciunas, Nam June Paik, Yoko Ono, Robert Watts, Paul Sharits, et al.
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10 Feet
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10 Feet

Jan 01, 1966

10 Feet
1966 1 min 8 vues
Prestype on clear film measuring tape, 10ft. length. No camera. At the end of every foot of film numbers appear, 1, 2, etc to 10
Artype
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Artype

Jan 01, 1966

Artype
1966 3 min 3 vues
Artype patterns, intended for loops. Benday dot patterns. Dots, lines. Screens, wavy lines, parallel lines, etc. on clear film. No camera.
Animation
12! BIG NAMES!
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12! BIG NAMES!

Apr 21, 1974

12! BIG NAMES!
1974 137 min 1 vues
"12! BIG NAMES!" was a critique of his [George’s] colleague artists whom he considered as becoming more interested in building up their names than their art … During the first projection of the slides, which took place in l974, at the 80 Wooster Street Cinematheque, I was asked by George to keep each slide on the screen for three minutes.The first projection was silent, except for the exuberant reactions of the audience which were recorded by Larry Miller and run during some of the following projections as a soundtrack. - Jonas Mekas