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Kaprow, Allan
Kaprow, Allan (1927– ). American artist and art theorist, best known as the main creator of Happenings. He was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and graduated from New York University in 1949. He then studied painting at Hans Hofmann's school, 1947–8, history of art under Meyer Schapiro at Columbia University, 1950–2 (his MA thesis was on Mondrian), and with the musician John Cage at the New School for Social Research, New York, 1956–8. From Cage (who is sometimes credited with creating the first Happening at Black Mountain College in 1952) Kapr Art Newsow took over the idea of chance and indeterminancy in aesthetic organization. In the mid1950s he gave up painting for assemblages and then environments, and in 1958 published an article in in which he argued for the abandonment of craftsmanship and permanence in the fine arts and advocated the incorporation of perishable materials. His first Happenings took place at the Reuben Gallery, New York, in 1959. Kaprow has been an evangelic promoter of his ideas through his teaching at various universities and his voluminous output of writings, as well as through his own performances. His books include Assemblage, Environments & Happenings (1966). Claes Oldenburg and Lucas Samaras are among the artists who cite him as an important influence on their work.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Kaprow, Allan." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Kaprow, Allan." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-KaprowAllan.html IAN CHILVERS. "Kaprow, Allan." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-KaprowAllan.html |
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Kaprow, Allan
Kaprow, Allan (b Atlantic City, NJ, 23 Aug. 1927). American artist and art theorist, best known as the main creator of happenings. His studies included a period with the musician John Cage (see Black Mountain College), from whom he took over the idea of chance and indeterminacy in aesthetic organization. In the mid-1950s he gave up painting for assemblages and then environments, and in 1958 he published an article in Art News in which he argued for the abandonment of craftsmanship and permanence in the fine arts and advocated the incorporation of perishable materials. His first happenings took place at the Reuben Gallery, New York, in 1959. Kaprow has been an evangelic promoter of his ideas through his teaching at various universities and his voluminous output of writings, as well as through his own performances.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Kaprow, Allan." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Kaprow, Allan." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-KaprowAllan.html IAN CHILVERS. "Kaprow, Allan." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-KaprowAllan.html |
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Kaprow, Allan
Kaprow, Allan (1927– ). American artist and art theorist, best known as the main creator of happenings. His studies included a period with the musician John Cage (see Black Mountain College), from whom he took over the idea of chance and indeterminacy in aesthetic organization. In the mid-1950s he gave up painting for assemblages and then environments, and in 1958 he published an article in Art News in which he argued for the abandonment of craftsmanship and permanence in the fine arts and advocated the incorporation of perishable materials. His first happenings took place at the Reuben Gallery, New York, in 1959. Kaprow has been an evangelic promoter of his ideas through his teaching at various universities and his voluminous output of writings, as well as through his own performances.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Kaprow, Allan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Kaprow, Allan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-KaprowAllan.html IAN CHILVERS. "Kaprow, Allan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-KaprowAllan.html |
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