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George Brecht

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American artist and composer (1926-2008)

United StatesScientistsLived 1926 to 2008 · aged 82
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George Brecht, born George Ellis MacDiarmid, was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer, as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for companies including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Mobil Oil.

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Koan, from the Toward Events Exhibition, Reuben Gallery, NY, 1959. (The wallpaper belongs to the gallery, not the artwork.)Koan, from the Toward Events Exhibition, Reuben Gallery, NY, 1959. (The wallpaper belongs to the gallery, not the artwork.)Untitled (Blackboard map of Europe) from the series Land Mass Translocations, 1970, private collection, VaduzUntitled (Blackboard map of Europe) from the series Land Mass Translocations, 1970, private collection, VaduzVoid Stone, 1987, Arp-Museum, RolandseckVoid Stone, 1987, Arp-Museum, Rolandseck

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2006Berliner Kunstpreis
Will Grohmann Award

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George Brecht, born George Ellis MacDiarmid, was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer, as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for companies including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Mobil Oil. He was a key member of, and influence on, Fluxus, the international group of avant-garde artists centred on George Maciunas, having been involved with the group from the first performances in Wiesbaden 1962 until Maciunas' death in 1978.

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United States
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1926 to 2008 · aged 82
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