Photoalbum : Moving, A Happening
  • artists' book
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • staple bound
  • black-and-white
  • 14 x 21.6 cm.
  • [16] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Photoalbum : Moving, A Happening

Allan Kaprow, Peter Moore

Photoalbum : Moving, A Happening

description

Artists book / photoalbum documenting a happening by Allan Kaprow commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, November 29 - December 2, 1967. Photographed by Peter Moore. "Some unused houses in different parts of the city. On each of four days, old furniture is obtained, and is pushed through the streets to the houses. The furniture is installed. On the first day, bedrooms are furnished, and slept in that night. On the second day, dining rooms are furnished, and a meal is eaten. On the third day, living rooms are furnished, and guests are invited to cocktails. On the fourth day, attics are filled and their doors are locked." -- artists' statement

references

"Allan Kaprow : A Bibliography" by Allan Kaprow, Giorgio Maffei. Milano, Italy : Mousse Publishing, 2011, pp. 34 - 35.
"Allen Ruppersberg : Intellectual Property 1968–2018" by Allen Ruppersberg, Siri Engberg, Thomas Crow, Matthew S. Witkovsky, Aram Moshayedi. Minneapolis, MN : Walker Art Center, 2018, pp. 259.
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