Allan Kaprow–Art as Life http://www.moca.org/kaprow Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:07:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 An Archive of Happenings http://www.moca.org/kaprow/index.php/2008/07/14/an-archive-of-happenings/ http://www.moca.org/kaprow/index.php/2008/07/14/an-archive-of-happenings/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:07:47 +0000 MOCA http://www.moca.org/kaprow/index.php/2008/07/14/an-archive-of-happenings/ 18 Happenings in 6 Parts (1959/2008) Don’t (1970/2008) Drag (1984/2008) Fluids (1967/2008) Giveaway (1969/2008) Graft (1970/2008) Household (1964/2008) Labor Day (1971/2008) Museum Portraits (1977/2008) Photoplay (1982/2008) Pose (1969/2008) Publicity (1970/2008) Round Trip (1968/2008) Scales (1971/2008) Time Pieces (1973/2008) Trading Dirt (1982/2008) Travelogue (1968/2008) Wink (1973/2008) Work (1969/2008)

“What is a Happening? A game, an adventure, a number of activities engaged in by participants for the sake of playing.”
–Allan Kaprow

With the closing of the exhibition, the Allan Kaprow-Art as Life site goes into archive mode. Explore documentation generated by the 29 Los Angeles-area art schools, academic institutions, arts organizations, museums, and artist-run spaces that reinvented a diverse selection of Kaprow’s Happenings for this historic exhibition.

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Wink (1973/2008), reinvented by MOCA on June 26, 2008.

Wink (1973/2008), reinvented by MOCA on June 26, 2008. Wink (1973/2008), reinvented by MOCA on June 26, 2008. Wink (1973/2008), reinvented by MOCA on June 26, 2008.

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MOCA staff reinvented Scales (1971/2008) on June 12, 2008.

Scales (1971/2008), reinvented by MOCA on June 12, 2008. Photo by Meghan Grebing. Scales (1971/2008), reinvented by MOCA on June 12, 2008. Photo by Meghan Grebing. Scales (1971/2008), reinvented by MOCA on June 12, 2008. Photo by Meghan Grebing. Scales (1971/2008), reinvented by MOCA on June 12, 2008. Photo by Meghan Grebing. Scales (1971/2008), reinvented by MOCA on June 12, 2008. Photo by Meghan Grebing.

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Eric Morrill, Robert Plogman, Atsushi Tameda of the University of California, Irvine have mapped their reinvented Pose (1969/2008), which took place on Sunday, June 1, 2008 around downtown Los Angeles.

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MOCA’s For Families program reinvented Drag, Easy, and Natural Distances. Participants also enacted Outline an interpretation by lead artist Elana Mann of an unnamed Happening Allan Kaprow and Suzanne Lacy created in the late 1980’s.

Two young participants enact Easy (1972/2008). Photo by Fabrizio Flores. Shadows are sketched in Outline (1990/2008). Photo by Fabrizio Flores. Shadows are walked for Natural Distances (1976/2008). Photo by Fabrizio Flores. Boy exerts great effort for Drag (1984/2008). Photo by Fabrizio Flores. Two young participants grapple with fatigue in Drag (1984/2008). Photo by Fabrizio Flores. Reinventing the original score, a young girl adds to the burden. Photo by Fabrizio Flores. Lead artist Elana Mann discusses Kaprow and the Happenings. Photo by Fabrizio Flores.

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Critical Mass Performance Group reinvented Pose (1969/2008) on Thursday, May 29. All photos by Aandrea Stang.

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Household Revisited: Peaceniks, Treehuggers and other Believers, a reinvention of Allan Kaprow’s Household (1964/2008). organized by Robby Herbst and presented by Outpost for Contemporary Art on April 19, 2008.

Join the Happening participants for the complete video screening and discussion of Household Revisited: Peaceniks, Treehuggers and other Believers on June 8 at 6pm at the Open Gallery (6375-B N. Figueroa Street, LA, 90042)

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Eric Morrill, Robert Plogman, Atsushi Tameda of the University of California, Irvine reinvented Pose (1969/2008) on Sunday, June 1.

Pose (1969/2008), reinvented by UCI on June 1, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Pose (1969/2008), reinvented by UCI on June 1, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Pose (1969/2008), reinvented by UCI on June 1, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Pose (1969/2008), reinvented by UCI on June 1, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Pose (1969/2008), reinvented by UCI on June 1, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Pose (1969/2008), reinvented by UCI on June 1, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang.

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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 11am–7pm
Begining at Alameda St. and Caesar E Chavez Ave.
Contact for exact locations and times

Begining at Alameda St. and Caesar E Chavez Ave. and ending at Sunset Blvd. and the Pacific Ocean, Critical Mass Performance Group will reinvent Pose (1969) around the city of Los Angeles.
INFO 323/993-7263 or criticalmasspg.org

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The LAPD (Los Angeles Poverty Department) reinvented Round Trip (1968/2008) on May 19th around downtown Los Angeles.

Ron Taylor planning for LA Poverty Department’s Round Trip. Photo by Pamela M. Macias for LA Poverty Department. Nicolas creating the ball for LA Poverty Department’s Round Trip. Photo by Pamela M. Macias for LA Poverty Department. Kevin Michael Key testing the ball for LA Poverty Department’s Round Trip. Photo by Pamela M. Macias for LA Poverty Department. Round Trip(1968/2008), reinvented by LAPD on May 19, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Round Trip(1968/2008), reinvented by LAPD on May 19, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Round Trip(1968/2008), reinvented by LAPD on May 19, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. John Malpede rolling and rolling during LA Poverty Department’s Round Trip. Photo by Pamela M. Macias for LA Poverty Department. Round Trip(1968/2008), reinvented by LAPD on May 19, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Round Trip(1968/2008), reinvented by LAPD on May 19, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Round Trip(1968/2008), reinvented by LAPD on May 19, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Round Trip(1968/2008), reinvented by LAPD on May 19, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Round Trip(1968/2008), reinvented by LAPD on May 19, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Round Trip(1968/2008), reinvented by LAPD on May 19, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Round Trip(1968/2008), reinvented by LAPD on May 19, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Round Trip(1968/2008), reinvented by LAPD on May 19, 2008. Photo by Aandrea Stang. Tony Parker, Nicolas, John Malpede and Chas Jackson celebrating the ball during LA Poverty Department’s Round Trip. Photo by Pamela M. Macias for LA Poverty Department. Round Trip ends here. Photo by Pamela M. Macias for LA Poverty Department.

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