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Past

November 20, 2015–February 7, 2016

Exhibition

A Fragile But Marvelous Life

Taking its inspiration from artist Allan Kaprow’s Happenings—“something spontaneous, something that just happens to happen”—A Fragile But Marvelous Life presents a series of works that investigate the relationship between everyday movement and performance. The exhibition examines the notion of performance as not only the execution of an action, but also as a mode of behavior.

Aspen Art Museum exhibitions are made possible by the Marx Exhibition Fund. General exhibition support is provided by the Toby Devan Lewis Visiting Artist Fund. Additional support is provided by the Aspen Art Museum National Council.

Aspen Art Museum admission is free courtesy of Amy and John Phelan.

Exhibition Images

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Related Programs

February 6, 2016
8 PM

Program

Cally Spooner: Tough Kid, Full Out. True Pro. Get Better, Rest Up, Strange Night but…Proud.

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