A Tribute to Allan Kaprow
A Tribute to Allan Kaprow
February 7 at 6:30 p.m.
The Celeste Bartos Theater, 4 West 54th Street
This program is dedicated to the artist Allan Kaprow (1927-2006), whose events and narratives engaged the environment, the public, and the fabric of everyday life. Through resentations and discussion, artists and scholars reflect on Kaprow’s legacy. Letty Eisenhauer, Professor, Borough of Manhattan Community College, and former student of Kaprow, discusses her contributions to Kaprow’s Happenings, and Andr?? Lepecki,
Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Performance Studies, New York University, addresses his experience of remaking Kaprow’s 18 Happenings in 6 Acts. Robert Whitman, artist and former student of Kaprow, reflects on his participation in this moment of artistic revolution. Judith Rodenbeck, Noble Chair in Modern Art & Culture, Sarah Lawrence College, and Editor-in-Chief, Art Journal, moderates a discussion. Afterward, audience members have the opportunity to view material from The Museum of Modern Art Library’s
Special Collections.
Tickets ($10; members $8; students, seniors, and staff of other museums $5) can be purchased at the lobby information desk, the film desk, or online at www.moma.org/thinkmodern.
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The Museum of Modern Art
4 West 54th Street (between Fifth and Sixth avenues)
New York, NY 10019=
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