Harvard Art Museums > M26381: Finger Box 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"Finger Box (Ay-O 靉嘔)(Designed by George Maciunas)(Published by Fluxus) , M26381,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Oct 29, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/30022. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number M26381 People Ay-O 靉嘔, Japanese (Ibaraki prefecture, Japan born 1931) Designed by George Maciunas, American (Kaunas, Lithuania 1931 - 1978 Boston, MA) Published by Fluxus, American Title Finger Box Classification Multiples Work Type multiple Date 1964 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/30022 Physical Descriptions Medium Cardboard box filled with foam and covered on all sides with printed labels. Technique Photolithograph Dimensions 8.4 x 9.2 x 8.4 cm (3 5/16 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Ay-O; to Barbara and Peter Moore, New York, New York, 1964. 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 Fluxus Codex, p. 175 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 © Ay-O Accession Year 2005 Object Number M26381 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 Designed by Maciunas and mailed as advertising for three things: "Finger Box", an edition of 50 signed and numbered examples (see M26382) similar to this one but with different fillings; "Tactile Box", an edition of 100 signed and numbered examples of one-foot-cubed boxes with different fillings; and "Orange Box", Ay-O's architectural environment at the Smolin Gallery in NYC. 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
