Happenings [精裝]

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In 1959, Allan Kaprow, who introduced the first performance art piece to America, coined the term "Happening." Almost immediately, Happenings began to occur in gallery spaces--performed by trained artists--throughout the country. There was no plot or character development: the artists and objects, materials, and sounds held equal importance. It was art that could not be sold, and it turned the art world on its head. Concurrent with an exhibition of the same name at the Pace Gallery in New York, Happenings: New York, 1958-1963 focuses on the years that saw the movement's birth in New York and the artists who made the genre a legend: Red Grooms, Allan Kaprow, Robert Whitman, Jim Dine, Claes Oldenburg, Simone Forti, Carolee Schneeman. Together, they created a new and outrageous art form with an "anything goes" attitude, changing the face of the contemporary art world. Author Mildred Glimcher provides the first comprehensive look at the Happenings with extensive documentation and personal interviews with the artists. This fascinating volume looks at not only the genre, but the culture and society that surrounded it as well. Photographs from the time by Robert L. MacElroy--many of which were never previously developed--and legendary artist Red Grooms's personal archive illustrate the rehearsals, performances, and after-parties with the artists and their fans--including Andy Warhol, Tom and Claire Wesselman, Ivan Karp, Walter de Maria, George Segal, and many more. This Who's Who of 1960s art world characters will entice art professionals and students and casual museumgoers alike and will serve as a lasting testament to this vital period in American art.