Early happenings deliberately rejected repeatable meaningful action

Evidence

THE SAME ACTION WILL NEVER HAPPEN TWICE. THE ACTIONS WILL MEAN NOTHING CLEARLY FORMULABLE SO FAR AS THE ARTIST IS CONCERNED. IT IS INTENDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE WHOLE WORK IS TO BE INTIMATE, AUSTERE, AND OF SOMEWHAT BRIEF DURATION. — J. Hoberman, Everything Is Now, 64

Categorization

• DEFINE: Kaprow’s poster is the manifesto definition of what a ‘happening’ was meant to be — a direct negation of traditional theater’s repeatable, meaningful action.
• XREF: connects to: Appropriative action yearns to leave behind no trace of itself