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Pat Muschinski and Claes Oldenburg in Claes Oldenburg’s Snapshots from the City, performed during Ray Gun Spex at Judson Church, February 29, March 1–2, 1960. © Martha Holmes / TIME & LIFE Images / Getty Images; © Claes Oldenburg “The Happenings artists personified the collapse of the hegemony of painting and sculpture as they introduced elements from daily life and popular culture into environments and performances. It is indisputable that between 1958 and 1963 these events transformed art, the perception of art, and its reception by the public, which itself had been transformed by these actions.” - Milly Glimcher Happenings: New York, 1958–1963 will be on view at 534 West 25th Street through March 17, 2012.

Pat Muschinski and Claes Oldenburg in Claes Oldenburg’s Snapshots from the City, performed during Ray Gun Spex at Judson Church, February 29, March 1–2, 1960. © Martha Holmes / TIME & LIFE Images / Getty Images; © Claes Oldenburg

“The Happenings artists personified the collapse of the hegemony of painting and sculpture as they introduced elements from daily life and popular culture into environments and performances. It is indisputable that between 1958 and 1963 these events transformed art, the perception of art, and its reception by the public, which itself had been transformed by these actions.” - Milly Glimcher

Happenings: New York, 1958–1963 will be on view at 534 West 25th Street through March 17, 2012.

#Claes Oldenburg  #Pat Muschinski  #The Pace Gallery  #Happenings  #Martha Holmes  #art in NYC  #Milly Glimcher  
1 year ago on 02/13/12 at 04:41pm
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