Harry Stendhal Presents: Fluxus As Architecture, Universal Structure TM Fluxus Foundation is pleased to announce FLUXUS AS ARCHITECTURE, Universal Struc

ture TM in the foundation exhibition space at 454 W 19th St. The exhibition pres ents the proposal of Universal Structure. New York, NY, November 04, 2013 -- Fluxus Foundation is pleased to announce FLUX US AS ARCHITECTURE, Universal Structure TM in the foundation exhibition space at 454 W 19th St. GM: I wrote on this subject in the past (. . .) architecture (. . .) becomes scu lpture if it's fantastic & if it's architecture it's not fantastic but realistic my pr efab system is very realistic (. . .) it was conceived not by fancy but a ration al approach like a mathematical problem. Dick Higgins, Letter to George Maciunas, including George Maciunas's answer. Septem ber 30, 1968. Tate Gallery Archive: 815.2.1.1.19 As part of FLUXUS AS ARCHITECTURE series, the exhibition intends to reposition t he revolutionary relevance of Maciunas Prefabricated Building SystemTM in the co ntext of today's urban setting, arguing for an alternative of human habitat throug h a system of standardization, modularization and mass-production, where urban e fficiency and social welfare play the leading role. The definition of Universal Structure is two-fold, it is an integral constructio n system in particular, and an adaptive urban system in general. The former is d esigned to incorporate all of the modern technological developments in electrica l and mechanical engineering, as well as building materials as an integral part, the latter sets the universal framework within which social, political and econ omic factors come into play. George Maciunas, educated in architecture at Cooper Union and Carnegie Institute of Technology, held several prestigious professional positions in firms includi ng Skidmore, Owing and Merrill, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation and Knoll As sociates. As an architect, he was credited with the invention of a structural fr amework and received a patent for the prefabricated building system in 1961. His design of Fluxhouse, as an example of the system was completed and copyrighted in 1965. Taking Maciunas' master plan of Ginger Island as a conceptual testing ground, the emergence of Fluxcity stems from the faithful reading and systematic analysis of the original design of Fluxhouse. A spatial syntax is thereupon extracted, whic h allows for reconfiguration and expansion of a single module to form clusters, communities and urban development. Neither is Maciunas System a mere prefabricated prototype, but more of a Univers al Structure guided by long-range perspectives, where Maciunas combines his arch itectural expertise and vision with interdisciplinary intelligence in a humble y et ambitious way, that values the rational reflections on architectural design, manufacturing process and urban development as a whole. FLUXUS AS ARCHITECTURE, Universal Structure TM is curated by Harry Stendhal, Cha irman of Fluxus Foundation, New York, and Fanyu Lin, Master of Science in Advanc ed Architectural Design, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservat ion in Columbia University. The exhibition will be on display from November 7th, 2013 February 22nd, 2014. A n opening reception will take place on November 7th, from 6pm 8pm, at Fluxus Fou ndation, 454 W 19th St. New York, NY, 10011.

Contact: Harry Stendhal Fluxus As Architecture 454 W 19th St. New York, NY 10011 212-675-4392 info@fluxusfoundation.com http://www.fluxusfoundation.com