Allan Kaprow

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Allan Kaprow (August 23, 1927 – April 5, 2006) was an American painter, assemblagist and a pioneer in establishing the concepts of performance art. In the 1960s, his "happenings," a form of spontaneous, non-linear action, revolutionized the practice of performance art.

Literature

  • Assemblages, Environments and Happenings, 1966
  • Some Recent Happenings, 1966, reprint ubu.classics, 2004
  • Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life, 1993

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