Name Cards

Artist name cards designed by G. Maciunas, New York

1. Published by G. Maciunas, 1964
a. Fifteen cards part of "Fluxyearbox 1": book version, No. FX1250:
    Ay-O, G. Brecht, Hi Red Center, J. Jones, T. Kosugi,
    S. Kubota, G. Ligety, Y. Ono, G. Maciunas (printed in positive),
    B. Patterson, M. Shiomi, R. Watts, E. Williams,
    B. Vautier and La Monte Young
    B/w lithographs on white cardboard, 5.9 x 91 cm.
b. Fifteen cards in envelope part of "Fluxyearbox 2", No. 0042S
    B. Patterson, B. Vautier, E. Andersen, M. Shiomi, A. Cox, Y. Ono,
    G. Brecht, R. Watts, G. Maciunas (printed in negative),
    W. de Ridder, A. Fine, F. Lieberman, J. Cavanaugh,
    S. Vanderbeek, W. T. Schippers
    B/w lithographs on white cardboard, 6 x 6 cm. each
c. Barbara Moore's name card
    Black offset on light beige paper, 22 x 20.5 cm.
    and one version on red paper
    Archived in ring binder "George Maciunas. Documents - Editions"
d. George Maciunas's name card
    Beige offset on light beige paper, 20.5 x 21 cm.
   Archived in ring binder "George Maciunas. Documents - Editions"
2. Re-edition by Archivio Bonotto, 2012
    Published for the exhibition
    "Fluxus. Una rivoluzione creativa", No. FXC1269    
    Sixty name cards included in a cardboard box,
    6.5 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm.
    B/w lithographs on white cardboard,
    6 x 6 cm. each
    Four signed cards by B. Vautier, E. Andersen,
    P. Corner and B. Patterson only for Luigi's box
    Other two copies unsigned in Collection

Exh.: 2000, Bassano del Grappa ; 2009, Paris ; 2012, Chiasso.



Bibl.: I. Conzen, "Art Game. Die Schachteln der Fluxuskünstler", Sohm Dossier 1, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, 1997, pp.18-19 ; "Sentieri Interrotti-Crisi della rappresentazione e iconoclastia nelle arti dagli anni Cinquanta alla fine del secolo" exhibition catalogue, Bassano del Grappa, 2000 ; "Sudain l'été Fluxus", exhibition catalogue, Passage de Retz, Paris, 2009, p. 114 ; "Fluxus. A Cretive Revolution 1962-2012", Chiasso, 2012, p. 172.