Alex Da Corte: Chicken

In early March 2020, on the cusp of the COVID-19 shutdown, an audience gathered to witness a reinvention of Allan Kaprow’s happening, 'Chicken', by Alex Da Corte. The live performance reimagined Kaprow’s chaotic event, which had been orchestrated in 1962 as the first Pop art exhibition on the East Coast. Including reproductions and sketches of the objects and costumes constructed for Da Corte’s revision, this publication becomes a living document of a moment in time.While the focus of activity for the performers of Kaprow’s 'Chicken' involved the hawking of live and boiled chickens and their eggs, Da Corte’s performers frantically peddled exquisite yellow orbs made from a variety of materials that represented the moon. Includes performance images, scripts, essays and personal accounts reflecting on the event’s impact and significance over the ensuing year.
ISBN 9781733688994. Dancing Foxes Press. hb. 140 pages. 100 colour ills. 19.7 x 24.8 cm.
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