Harvard Art Museums > M26436: Smile Flux Machine for Yoko Ono Multiples Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Smile Flux Machine for Yoko Ono (George Maciunas)(Published by Fluxus) , M26436,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/29157. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number M26436 People George Maciunas, American (Kaunas, Lithuania 1931 - 1978 Boston, MA) Published by Fluxus, American Title Smile Flux Machine for Yoko Ono Classification Multiples Work Type multiple Date 1970 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/29157 Physical Descriptions Medium Plastic box with printed and typed label, containing plastic and metal device Technique Mixed technique Dimensions box: 9.3 x 12 x 3.2 cm (3 11/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Barbara Moore, Bound/Unbound, New York, New York, partial gift partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, June 28, 2005. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number S. 257 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Barbara and Peter Moore Fluxus Collection, Margaret Fisher Fund and gift of Barbara Moore/Bound & Unbound Copyright © George Maciunas Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Accession Year 2005 Object Number M26436 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Plastic box with printed label featuring a printed photograph of a human face, the mouth of which two hands are forcing into a smile. These words are printed along the side: "smile flux machine for yoko ono by george maciunas." Inside there is a small contraption (made of hardware, a spring, and two pieces of plastic) that might conceivably (ironically) be used to force lips into a smile. Publication History Jon Hendricks, Fluxus Codex, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, 1988), pp. 346-7 Exhibition History Multiple Strategies: Beuys, Maciunas, Fluxus, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/24/2007 - 06/10/2007 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/12/2018 - 10/04/2018 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
