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1. monirafoundation.org › exhibitions-jonas-mekasExhibitions: Jonas Mekas, Open Archives - Monira Foundation

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   Feb 24, 2023 · Monira Foundation proudly presents Jonas Mekas, Open Archives, a year long exhibit at Mana Contemporary Chicago featuring artifacts, items and memorabilia from Mekas personal archives. Curated by Ysabel Pinyol Blasi.

2. www.manacontemporary.com › exhibition › jonas-mekasJonas Mekas, Open Archives - Mana Contemporary

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   Feb. 23, 2023–Jan. 26, 2024. Monira Foundation proudly presents Jonas Mekas, Open Archives, a year-long exhibit at Mana Contemporary Chicago featuring artifacts, items, and memorabilia from Mekas’ personal archives.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jonas_MekasJonas Mekas - Wikipedia

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   Jonas Mekas (/ ˈ m iː k ɑː s /; [1] Lithuanian: [ˈjonɐs ˈmækɐs]; December 24, 1922 – January 23, 2019) was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema". [2]

4. thevisualist.org › 2023 › 02Jonas Mekas: Open Archives - The Visualist

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   Feb 23, 2023 · Monira Foundation proudly presents Jonas Mekas, Open Archives, a year-long exhibit at Mana Contemporary Chicago featuring artifacts, items, and memorabilia from Mekas’ personal archives.

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6. thejewishmuseum.org › index › exhibitionsJonas Mekas: The Camera Was Always Running - The Jewish Museum

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   Jonas Mekas: The Camera Was Always Running explores the breadth and import of Mekas’s life, art, and legacy in the field of the moving image. Coinciding with the centennial of his birth, the exhibition surveys Mekas’s 70-year career and includes 11 films presented in an immersive environment, photography, and previously unseen archival ...

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7. forward.com › culture › 482782How Jonas Mekas shaped the world of modern film - The Forward

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   Feb 22, 2022 · The Lithuanian artist had survived a Nazi work camp and several years as a refugee, and was supposed to travel on to Chicago where a job in a bakery awaited. But the buzz of New York City ...

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   Who is Jonas Mekas?

   • Jonas Mekas (/ ˈmiːkɑːs /; Lithuanian: [ˈjonɐs ˈmækɐs]; December 24, 1922 – January 23, 2019) was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema ". Mekas's work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals worldwide.

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   What happened to Jonas Mekas?

   • In October 1949, Jonas Mekas arrived in New York City broke and nearly broken. The Lithuanian artist had survived a Nazi work camp and several years as a refugee, and was supposed to travel on to Chicago where a job in a bakery awaited. But the buzz of New York City energized him and so he stayed.

   He survived a Nazi work camp to shape the world of modern film

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   Is Jonas Mekas dead or still alive?

   • "Jonas Mekas, 'Godfather' of American Avant-Garde Film, Is Dead at 96". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2021. ^ "Fragments of Paradise - Our Films - Kunhardt Films". www.kunhardtfilms.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022. ^ Roxborough, Scott (September 10, 2022).

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   Who are some famous people that Mekas has met?

   • Many of Mekas’ films feature the artists and celebrities he met throughout his life. The poet Allen Ginsberg recites his work in “Guns of the Trees.” Mekas’s 1990 “Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol,” shows the artist in the company of Mick Jagger, Lee Radziwill as well as Caroline and John F. Kennedy.

   He survived a Nazi work camp to shape the world of modern film

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9. www.indiewire.com › features › generalJonas Mekas, RIP: 96-Year-Old Legend Was Our Most Important ...

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   Jan 23, 2019 · Jonas Mekas was the most important cinephile in film history. His legacy contained multitudes: wartime refugee, New York movie buff, daring exhibitor, revolutionary critic, boundary-pushing...