Does the artist lose control of the work when inviting the audience to perform or can they sway the audience to perform as the artist wishes?
Read Chapter 3, pages 77-92 in online Text.Links to an external site. While both “happenings” and “performance art” refer to live artistic events, a “happening” is a specific type of performance art that emphasizes spontaneity, audience participation, and a loosely structured, often improvised experience, blurring the lines between art and life, whereas performance art is … Read more