Joseph Beuys, Nam June Paik
Klavierduett: In memoriam George Maciunas
Signed Copy. Original and very rare now, a double LP published by Edition Block, Germany. In 1978 George Maciunas, founder and chairman of FLUXUS, died in New York at the age of 47. In invert of these numbers the duration of the piano-duett, performed to his memory by Joseph Beuys and Nam June Paik was planned for 74 minutes. The end of this memorable evening at the Kunstakademie of Dusseldorf was determined by an alarm-clock, set for 9.14 pm. New
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File under: Records By Artists
Cat. number: GR-EB 113/114
Year: 1982
Notes:
Event curated by Galerie René Block.
From liner notes: "In 1978 George Maciunas, founder and chairman of Fluxus, died in New York at the age of 47. In invert of these numbers the duration the piano-duett, performed to his memory by Joseph Beuys and Nam June Paik was planned for 74 minutes. The end of this memorable evening at the Kunstakademie of Düsseldorf was determined by an alarm-clock, set for 9:14 pm."
Published and distributed by Edition Block, Schaperstraße 11, D-1000 Berlin 15
Distributed in the United States and Canada through Gramavision, 260 West Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10013
Gatefold sleeve.
