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Allan Kaprow and Claes Oldenburg : art, happenings, and cultural politics

Title
Allan Kaprow and Claes Oldenburg : art, happenings, and cultural politics / Robert E. Haywood.
Author
Haywood, Robert E.
Publication
  • New Haven : Yale University Press, 2017.
  • ©2017

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Description
viii, 212 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm
Summary
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.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-203) and index.
Call Number
JQF 17-1278
ISBN
  • 9780300222609
  • 0300222602
  • 9789999101011
  • 9999101011
LCCN
2015044969
OCLC
930059112
Author
Haywood, Robert E., author.
Title
Allan Kaprow and Claes Oldenburg : art, happenings, and cultural politics / Robert E. Haywood.
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2017.
Copyright Date
©2017
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-203) and index.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Research Call Number
JQF 17-1278
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