"Anything can substitute art: George Maciunas in SoHo" Exhibition

Cooper Union (41 Cooper Square)

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Lithuanian-born artist, architect, designer, and self-appointed "chairman" of Fluxus, George Maciunas (1931‒1978, Cooper Union School of Art graduate 1952) radically challenged the idea of avant-garde art, whether as object, concept, or commodity. Fluxus, an international community of conceptual artists, poets and composers, sought to redefine the role of the artist by substituting art for everyday tasks, experiences, actions, and sensations.

This exhibition, created in collaboration with The Jonas Mekas Visual Arts Center, Vilnius and The School of Art at The Cooper Union, NYC, focuses on rarely exhibited Fluxus works, as well as Maciunas' early works, charts, and his plans for artist housing in SoHo. Anything Can Substitute Art sheds new light on a pivotal historic period for both the city of New York and contemporary art's recent history, connecting the countercultural activism of the 1960s and 1970s to the moment of Fluxus.

Curated by Astrit Schmidt-Burkhardt

[Image: George Maciunas "George Maciunas's passport" (1972‒78) Document, 15.2 x 9.6 cm. © Jonas Mekas Visual Arts Center, Vilnius]

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Schedule

from December 11, 2012 to February 02, 2013
Closed Sundays, Mondays, and December 21 - January 1.

Opening Reception on 2012-12-11 from 18:00 to 20:00

Artist(s)

George Maciunas

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