Happenings

The term “happening” was first coined by artist Allan Kaprow in the late 1950’s to describe a non-narrative form of performance art. Happenings tend to place emphasis on viewer interaction, the creation of ephemeral situations or events, the blurring of art with life, and the expansion of art beyond conventional categories such as painting and sculpture. As Kaprow has put it, “The line between the Happening and daily life should be kept as fluid, and perhaps indistinct, as possible.”