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Jonas Mekas (/ ˈmiːkɑːs /; [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] Mekas's work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals worldwide. [3] Mekas was active in New York City ...
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.
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.
Feb 23, 2023 · 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608. Opening Thursday, February 23rd, from 6PM - 8PM. On view through Friday, January 26th. « » 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.
Jan 23, 2019 · Jonas Mekas, at home. December 24, 1922- January 23, 2019. Far from the factory of Hollywood, American film culture would never have made it this far without its greatest advocate. Jonas Mekas...
Jonas Mekas. Grid of stills from Walden (Diaries, Notes, and Sketches) (1969). 16mm film, color, sound. 180 minutes. Estate of Jonas Mekas. The Jewish Museum presents the first U.S. museum survey of the Lithuanian-born filmmaker, poet, critic, and institution-builder who helped shape the avant-garde in New York City and beyond.
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Jonas Mekas (24 12 1922 – 23 01 2019) was born in 1922 in the farming village of Semeniškiai, Lithuania. In 1944, he and his brother Adolfas were taken by the Nazis to a forced labor camp in Elmshorn, Germany.