Mechanical Flux Orchestra Demo

The Museum of Modern Art, Floor 3, Exhibition Galleries

Joe Jones and George Maciunas. *Mechanical Flux Orchestra*. c. 1964–72. Painted metal, wood, rubber, found objects, electronic components. Publisher: Fluxus, [New York]. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift, 2008

See a rare performance on the Mechanical Flux Orchestra, a group of automated, absurdist instruments produced during the 1960s by Fluxus artists George Maciunas and Joe Jones. The performance is introduced by curator David Platzker.

This event accompanies Making Music Modern: Design for Ear and Eye.

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