Allan Kaprow and Claes Oldenburg

Allan Kaprow and Claes Oldenburg Art, Happenings, and Cultural Politics

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Publisher's Synopsis

This new interpretation of the structure and meaning of the Happenings produced by Allan Kaprow (1927-2006) and Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929) in the late 1950s and 1960s sheds light on the context, theoretical framework, and working practice unique to this groundbreaking artistic form. Drawing on extensive archival research and including never-before-published drawings by Oldenburg, Robert E. Haywood describes the dialogue - at times contentious - between these two artists about the direction of the Happenings and modern art in general. Through a comprehensive analysis of these often overlooked works, it becomes clear that the Happenings-born in the midst of Cold War tensions and an increased uneasiness with the direction society was taking-challenged the traditional definitions of art in innovative new ways and were a critical component in the development of the art of the 20th century. 

Book information

ISBN: 9780300222609
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 701.03
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: viii, 212
Weight: 1170g
Height: 231mm
Width: 280mm
Spine width: 21mm