George Brecht
American · 1924–2008 · Painter, Sculptor
George Brecht, born George Ellis MacDiarmid, was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer, as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for… (Wikipedia)
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Six Translocations for the Isle of Wight, from the Book of the Tumbler on FireBonhams · $18,000≈ £9,121≈ €13,379Sign up to see
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Involuntary Displacement of the Geographical Center of a Country, 1969-70 (From Volume 2, Chapter 3, Land Mass Transportation, of the Book of the Tumbler on Fire)Bonhams · $10,200≈ £5,168≈ €7,581Sign up to see
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George Brecht, born George Ellis MacDiarmid, was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer, as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for companies including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Mobil Oil. He was a key member of, and influence on, Fluxus, the international group of avant-garde artists centred on George Maciunas, having been involved with the group from the first performances in Wiesbaden 1962 until Maciunas' death in 1978.
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Fluxus
Also known as George Ellis MacDiamid, George Ellis MacDiarmid, George MacDiarmid
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