Allan Kaprow Took Art in a New Direction with "Happenings

question 27

Multiple Choice

Allan Kaprow took art in a new direction with "happenings." His primary claim was that:

• A) art should be a permanent physical record of an event.
• B) art should concentrate on its basic forms of sculpture and painting.
• C) artists had to have credentials and advanced training.
• D) American art was not meeting the desires of the general public.
• E) art was most like life itself.

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Definitions:

Myelinated Neuron

A nerve cell that features a myelin sheath around its axon, enhancing the speed of electrical transmission of signals.

Action Potential

A short-lasting event in which the electrical membrane potential of a cell rapidly rises and falls, allowing neurons to transmit signals.

Depolarization

Depolarization is a process in nerve cells where the cell membrane's normal negative charge is reduced, allowing an action potential to occur and leading to the propagation of nerve signals.

Electrical Charge

A fundamental property of matter that leads to electromagnetic interactions, described in terms of positive or negative electrical energy.