George Maciunas

“달을 발견했어요. 텔레비전에서 우연히요. 가장 오래된 텔레비전은 달이에요.” ‘모두가 자신의 채널을 갖는’ 현재를 예견한 20세기 최초의 디지털 크리에이터, 과거를 거슬러 미래를 탐험한 ‘백남준’의 모든 시간을 기록한 반드시 구독해야 할 올해의 채널

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The life and work of Fluxus artist George Maciunas as seen in clips filmed between 1952 and 1978.

A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.

Word & number gag, no camera.

Artype patterns, intended for loops. Benday dot patterns. Dots, lines. Screens, wavy lines, parallel lines, etc. on clear film. No camera.

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

Numerals on clear film from 1 to 1000."

바바라는 자살을 고민하고 있다. 바바라의 애인인 그레고리와 친구들은 바바라를 말리려 한다. 50년대부터 비평, 영화 상영 기획 등 다양한 활동을 하고 있던 요나스 메카스가 처음으로 발표한 장편 영화. 분절된 내러티브, 불연속적 편집, 낯선 이미지의 삽입 등 영상으로 ‘이야기’를 전달하는 새로운 방식을 고민한 감독의 노력을 확인할 수 있다.