- Milan Knízák was born on April 19, 1940 in Pilsen, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Plzen, Czech Republic]. He was a director and composer, known for Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970 (1971), Fluxfilm No. 32: Intermission (1966) and Fluxfilm No. 33 (1966). He died on July 26, 2026.
- In 1968 and 1969 he lectured at two universities in the United States and participated in Fluxus events there. In the 1980s he also lectured in Hamburg and Salzburg. During normalization, the communist regime considered him an "enemy of the state." He was repeatedly harassed, detained, and imprisoned by the police.
- Also headed the Intermedia Studio, which he founded, for 25 years.
- Artist, musician, educator, former director of the National Gallery and former rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.
- Studied at the Pedagogical College, the Academy of Fine Arts, and the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University, but did not complete any of these studies.
- Also a supporter of the international art movement Fluxus, which prioritized thought, attitude, and experience over the traditional exhibition of works of art.
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