Too bad he died before its advent—Maciunas (1931–78) would've loved the Internet. A one-man Wikipedia, his charts and atlases from the 1950s, executed in immaculately hand-lettered grids on notebook or onionskin pages, take in numerous subjects, including the history of Russia ("900-973: Christianization") and the evolution of prehistoric Chinese art; these are frequently accompanied by postage-stamp-size photos with such captions as "Odin on horseback. Magic device—amulet." It's fascinating to see this Fluxus founder's meticulous mind, then turn to his "No camera" films of the '60s, made with "Prestype" and Benday dots applied directly to clear film strips; the letters, numbers, and dot matrices flash by like patterned strobe lights. Also on view is Maciunas's playful typography—letters are stacked, jumbled, and rotated, the various fonts forming shapes that read first as sharp graphics before the names of artists, composers, and writers become discernable. A "Skeleton Plan for Contents of the First Six Issues" of a never realized Fluxus magazine promised articles such as "Deflating the NY abstract expressionists" and "The great fakers of architecture," plus multiple definitions of "fluxus," including "To purge . . . an excessive discharge, from the bowels" and "any substance or mixture used to promote fusion." Which sums up this witty, half-century-old... More >>>