Walker Art Center surveys radical shift in 20th century art, film and performance in Art Expanded, o
walker art center surveys radical shift in 20th century art, film, and performance with art expanded, 1958-1978, OPENING JUNE 14 FOR NORTHERN SPARK
PRESENTING THE WALKER'S FLUXUS COLLECTION AND ICONIC WORKS BY NAM JUNE PAIK, YOKO ONO, JASPER JOHNS AND MORE
MINNEAPOLIS, May 14 2014--The Walker Art Center is thrilled to present Art Expanded, 1958-1978, drawn primarily from the Walker's diverse collection of artworks, films, archival materials, and ephemera, on view from June 14, 2014 through March 8, 2015. Charting the so-called "expanded arts" of the 1960s and 1970s, the exhibition surveys a transformational phase of 20th century art when artists around the world collectively began to challenge, critique, and upend traditional media and disciplines.This catalytic shift in attitude and practice, which remains vital for contemporary artists working today, led to a proliferation of new, hybrid art forms, such as happenings, event scores, intermedia performances, multiples, conceptual art, and participatory environments. Some 300 works by over 100 pivotal artists, filmmakers, and choreographers will be presented, including Yoko Ono, Jasper Johns, John Cage, Allan Kaprow, Nam June Paik, Trisha Brown, Merce Cunningham, George Brecht, Yayoi Kusama, Yvonne Rainer, Adrian Piper, Dieter Roth, and Tony Conrad.
Related events this summer include the overnight opening on June 14 for Northern Spark, a re-staging of Alison Knowles' event score Make a Salad with the artist on July 10, and a gallery talk with exhibition curator Eric Crosby on July 31.
