Happy Birthday to John

Year: 1997

Runtime: 24 mins

Language: English

Director: Jonas Mekas

Documentary

On October 9 1972 an exhibition of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s artwork, conceived by Fluxus chief George Maciunas, opened at the Syracuse Museum of Art in New York. That same day a diverse circle of their friends—including Ringo Starr, poet Allen Ginsberg, painter Paul Krasner and many others—assembled to honor John’s birthday. The film records the event in both picture and sound.

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