Fluxus art belongs in Lithuania

From the Fluxus-Collection of artist Jurgis Maciunas (George Maciunas). | Photo: Archive

The city of Vilnius has purchased part of the work of Lithuanian-born artist Jurgis Mačiūnas (George Maciunas) for roughly 3.8 million euros.

The daily Respublika defends the decision against critics:

“Many people are outraged that taxpayers’ money should be used to buy drawings and photos of posteriors, or everyday objects like matchboxes and pencils that you could buy in any store for considerably less money, or that we should buy bottles that the artist put in a cardboard box and called art. Other people defend his art and say it’s petty to show no appreciation for our countryman.

… In this context it must be said that J. Mačiūnas was a co-founder of the Fluxus movement, and that this collection wasn’t purchased as a result of snobism, but for more rational and practical motives.”

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