Allan Kaprow
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Allan Kaprow was an American artist and theorist best known for pioneering "Happenings," immersive performance-based events that blurred the boundaries between art and everyday life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allan Kaprow canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art theorist
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artist ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| coinedTerm | Happenings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinvented | Happenings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-08-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-04-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ New York University ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kaprow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art theory
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installation art ⓘ performance ⓘ visual art ⓘ |
| genre |
performance-based events
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site-specific art ⓘ |
| givenName | Allan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Fluxus artists
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conceptual art ⓘ installation art ⓘ performance art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abstract Expressionism
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Jackson Pollock NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Fluxus-adjacent
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Happenings NERFINISHED ⓘ Performance art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Allan Kaprow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blurring boundaries between art and everyday life
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conceptual and performance-based events ⓘ pioneering Happenings ⓘ |
| notableWork | 18 Happenings in 6 Parts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
art theorist
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artist ⓘ professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Encinitas, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
New York City ⓘ |
| wrote |
Assemblage, Environments and Happenings
NERFINISHED
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Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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