COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Shiomi, Mieko
Author:
Maciunas, George
Date:
1966
Short Title:
A fluxatlas : Spatial poem
Publisher:
Reflux editions
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Broadside
Obj Height cm:
37
Obj Width cm:
82
Scale 1:
None shown
Note:
In 1964 Japanese artist Shoimi Mieko (Chieko) was invited to New York City by George Maciunas, founder of Fluxus network of artists to collaborate with him on a number of projects. This Fluxus map is the 1st. edition uncolored broadside issued in 1966, in 3 folds, with title on the cover "A fluxatlas. Mieko Shiomi. Event design, George Maciunas", now flattened. Includes outline maps of Japan, North America and Europe with notations indicating the locations of artists describing what they were doing at the time. In 1965 Shiomi conducted a series of nine events that she called "Spatial Poems" Each began with invitation to friends and colleagues to respond to a simple instruction, which took the form an intimate action poem, the accumulated responses she received constitute the work and give a glimpse of the network of artists who were connected through Fluxus activities. For Spatial Poem No. 2. Mieko contacted people around the world to record what they were doing and the direction they were facing in the morning Greenwich time on October 15, 1965.
World Area:
North America
World Area:
Europe
Country:
Japan
Subject:
Data Visualization
Full Title:
(A fluxatlas : Spatial poem). This is the record of various directions to which people were simultaneously moving or facing around 10PM (Greenwich time) October 15th 1965. Mieko Shiomi. Event design, George Maciunas.
List No:
11502.000
Publication Author:
Shiomi, Mieko
Publication Author:
Maciunas, George
Pub Date:
1966
Pub Title:
(A fluxatlas : Spatial poem). This is the record of various directions to which people were simultaneously moving or facing around 10PM (Greenwich time) October 15th 1965. Mieko Shiomi. Event design, George Maciunas.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
11502.000
Pub Type:
Broadside
Pub Height cm:
37
Pub Width cm:
82
Image No:
11502000.jp2
Authors:
Shiomi, Mieko; Maciunas, George
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A fluxatlas : Spatial poem
