This letter, probably from late 1963 or early 1964, is among the first letters exchanged between Mieko Shiomi and leading Fluxus organizer George Maciunas. Shiomi’s letter indicates that she initially experienced difficulties organizing a visit to New York, although she ultimately departed Japan in summer 1964 to make a yearlong trip. The letter attests to perceived differences between Fluxus circles in the United States and Japan, as Shiomi offers that Maciunas may “find in Japan FLUXUS people less individualism an[d] ego.”
Used by permission of Mieko Shiomi.
