Happening
A happening is a performance, event or situation meant to be considered art, usually as performance art. Happenings take place anywhere, and are often multi-disciplinary, with a nonlinear narrative and the active participation of the audience. Key elements of happenings are planned, but artists sometimes retain room for improvisation. This new media art aspect to happenings eliminates the boundary between the artwork and its viewer. Henceforth, the interactions between the audience and the artwork makes the audience, in a sense, part of the art.
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Famous quotes containing the word happening:
“You think youre the only guy that ever got a kick in the teeth? Well youre not. Its happening every day and its gonna keep right on happenin till this things over. And you, you can sit here and feel sorry for yourself, or you can come on out with me and see how nice people are when theyre alive.”
—Dalton Trumbo (19051976)
“It seems, just now,
To be happening so very fast;
Despite all the land left free
For the first time I feel somehow
That it isnt going to last....”
—Philip Larkin (19221986)
“One of the things Ive discovered in general about raising kids is that they really dont give a damn if you walked five miles to school. They want to deal with whats happening now.”
—Patty Duke (20th century)