LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) and lead artist Steve Roden reinvented 18 Happenings in 6 Parts (1959/2008) over five nights from April 22 through April 26, 2008.
LACE is proud to present a re-invention of Allan Kaprow’s seminal Happening –18 Happenings in 6 Parts – originally presented in 1959 at the Reuben Gallery in New York. The original work featured a cast of performers including Allan Kaprow, with Rosalyn Montague, Shirley Prendergast, Lucas Samaras, Janet Weinberger, Robert Whitman, Sam Francis, Red Grooms, Dick Higgins, George Segal, and others.
Tuesday APRIL 22–Saturday, April 26, 8pm
LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)
6522 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles
LACE invited Steve Roden to assemble a creative team for the purpose of restaging Allan Kaprow’s seminal Happening, 18 Happenings in 6 Parts. Originally presented in 1959 at the Reuben Gallery in New York, this 2008 vision of the work comes from the team’s intensive research and dialogue based on Kaprow’s original notes and writings. TICKETS $15 general; $10 members/students
Advance reservations required INFO 323/957-1777 or tickets@welcometolace.org
18 Happenings in 6 Parts (1959)
From this seminal work, originally performed at the Reuben Gallery in New York, the term “Happening” entered artists’ vocabularies. 18 Happenings in 6 Parts invites audience participation through a variety of acts, such as action painting and flute playing, occurring simultaneously in multiple rooms.
Documentation of 18 Happenings in 6 Parts at LACE
LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) and lead artist Steve Roden reinvented 18 Happenings in 6 Parts (1959/2008) over five nights from April 22 through April 26, 2008.
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This Week: 18 HAPPENINGS IN 6 PARTS at LACE
LACE is proud to present a re-invention of Allan Kaprow’s seminal Happening –18 Happenings in 6 Parts – originally presented in 1959 at the Reuben Gallery in New York. The original work featured a cast of performers including Allan Kaprow, with Rosalyn Montague, Shirley Prendergast, Lucas Samaras, Janet Weinberger, Robert Whitman, Sam Francis, Red Grooms, Dick Higgins, George Segal, and others.
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18 Happenings in 6 Parts
LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)
6522 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles
LACE invited Steve Roden to assemble a creative team for the purpose of restaging Allan Kaprow’s seminal Happening, 18 Happenings in 6 Parts. Originally presented in 1959 at the Reuben Gallery in New York, this 2008 vision of the work comes from the team’s intensive research and dialogue based on Kaprow’s original notes and writings.
TICKETS $15 general; $10 members/students
Advance reservations required
INFO 323/957-1777 or tickets@welcometolace.org
From this seminal work, originally performed at the Reuben Gallery in New York, the term “Happening” entered artists’ vocabularies. 18 Happenings in 6 Parts invites audience participation through a variety of acts, such as action painting and flute playing, occurring simultaneously in multiple rooms.
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