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You can't teach colour from Cézanne, you can only teach it from something like this bubble-gum wrapper.
— Allan Kaprow
What It Means
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About Allan Kaprow
Allan Kaprow (23 August 1927 – 5 April 2006) was an American Fluxus artist, assemblagist a pioneer in establishing the concepts of performance art, and the originator of Happenings.
About Allan Kaprow
Allan Kaprow (23 August 1927 – 5 April 2006) was an American Fluxus artist, assemblagist a pioneer in establishing the concepts of performance art, and the originator of Happenings.
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