To the definition of the Event as the form of Action Art
Abstract
The Event concept is differently interpreted in Modern Aesthetics. Applied to artistic practices «the Event» is a term that means the form of Action Art. There are serious differences in the understanding of this term by avant-garde artists depending on their theoretical and aesthetical background. This paper compares those Art Event theories that were put forward by La Monte Young and George Brecht, Neo-Dada artists and aesthetics. The author makes an attempt to reveal the essence of the Art Event phenomenon and to make the definition of the Event term in the framework of Neo-Dada aesthetic paradigm. The discussions about Art Events that unfolded the correspondence of fluxus artists, as well as critical articles that accompanied publications of certain Fluxus Events are analyzed. The work ends with the conclusion about the style-forming place of the event theory in Fluxus history.
Keywords
ивент,
Ла Монте Янг,
Джордж Брехт,
акционизм,
редимей,
д,
минимализм,
неодадаизм,
Event,
La Monte Young,
George Brecht,
Action Art,
ready-made,
minimalism,
Neo-Dada
About the Author
Leonid A. Menshikov
Saint Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Menshikov L.A. To the definition of the Event as the form of Action Art. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2017;(4):119-131. (In Russ.)
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