Beyond the Happening

Performance Art and the Politics of Communication

Catherine Spencer

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English

Manchester University Press
30 June 2020

Theory of art; Art & design styles: from c 1960; Performance art

Series: Rethinking Art's Histories

Beyond the Happening uncovers the heterogeneous, uniquely interdisciplinary performance-based works that emerged in the aftermath of the early Happenings. By the mid-1960s Happenings were widely declared outmoded or even 'dead', but this book reveals how many practitioners continued to work with the form during the late 1960s and 1970s, developing it into a vehicle for studying interpersonal communication that simultaneously deployed and questioned contemporary sociology and psychology. Focussing on the artists Allan Kaprow, Marta Minujin, Carolee Schneemann and Lea Lublin, it charts how they revised and retooled the premises of the Happening within a wider network of dynamic international activity. The resulting performances directly intervened in the wider discourse of communication studies, as it manifested in the politics of countercultural dropout, soft power and cultural diplomacy, alternative pedagogies, sociological art and feminist consciousness-raising. -- .

By: Catherine Spencer
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781526144454
ISBN 10: 152614445X
Series: Rethinking Art's Histories
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 30 June 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Communication studies 1 Allan Kaprow’s lesson plans 2 Marta Minujín’s sociability experiments 3 Carolee Schneemann’s group work 4 Lea Lublin’s exercises in denaturalisation Conclusion: Breaching experiments and social bodies Bibliography Index -- .

Catherine Spencer is Senior Lecturer in Art History at the University of St Andrews

Reviews for Beyond the Happening: Performance Art and the Politics of Communication

'Beyond the Happening is an insightful and enjoyable contribution to the study of art and communication with a fresh international approach. The book’s outstanding illustrations make it a valuable archive piece for thought-provoking yet often overlooked artwork.' Micaela G. Signorelli, Contemporary Theatre Review 'Beyond the Happening argues crucially and compellingly for an expansive critical understanding of Happenings, productively challenging the geographical and disciplinary boundaries of established art histories and deftly drawing out the vital political valency of Happenings via their urgent critical engagement with sociological, pedagogical, and communications networks.' Lucy Bradnock, Reader in Modern and Contemporary Art and Dean for Research at The Courtauld Institute of Art, London -- .