Trio for Ladder, Mud and Pebbles
George Maciunas
American, born Lithuania. 1931–1978
Fluxus
[New York]
1962
A diazotype sheet with ink marks that functions as a timed performance score for simple sounds and gestures using a ladder, mud, and pebbles, made to stage a concise Fluxus event that highlights ordinary materials and measured time.
The page’s clinical grid and typewritten headings catch the eye first, then tiny hand‑drawn dots, short dashes, and scribbles register like a pared‑down musical score, mapping brief actions across measured seconds.
As a Fluxus score, it helped loosen the boundaries between composition, instruction, and everyday life, showing how minimal notations and common objects could become performative artworks open to anyone.
Medium
Diazotype with ink additions
Dimensions
sheet: 5 7/8 x 10 1/4" (15 x 26 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Accession
2385.2008.3
Palette
Art Terms
Exhibitions
