Harvard Art Museums > M26444: Soft Ping-Pong Paddle Performance Artifacts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Soft Ping-Pong Paddle (George Maciunas)(Fluxus) , M26444,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/29290. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number M26444 People George Maciunas, American (Kaunas, Lithuania 1931 - 1978 Boston, MA) Fluxus, American Title Soft Ping-Pong Paddle Classification Performance Artifacts Work Type altered readymade Date 1964 Places Creation Place: North America, United States Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/29290 Physical Descriptions Medium Modified readymade commercial ping-pong paddle Technique Assemblage Dimensions 26.99 x 15.24 x 4.13 cm (10 5/8 x 6 x 1 5/8 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. 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 M26444 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 A modified commercial ping-pong paddle used in the Fluxus Olympic Games, held on September 18, 1964 at the Washington Square Galleries in New York City. See also M26438 and M26445, which are from the same event. Exhibition History Multiple Strategies: Beuys, Maciunas, Fluxus, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/24/2007 - 06/10/2007 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
