In the late 1950s Allan Kaprow, the legendary American pioneer of performance art, coined the term 'Happening', describing an art form taking off from life and providing engaging situations. Two London-specific reinventions of his most significant “Happenings” take place at Tate Modern -- building ice sculptures in Fluids, constructing stairways made of concrete blocks in Scales -- and evolve into experiences of the physical body and communal effort.

Visit http://www.tate.org.uk/tatemodern for full details.

This event is part of UBS Openings: Saturday Live, a series of bi-monthly performance events celebrating contemporary cultural practice at Tate Modern.

Free to watch

Opening up art
Tate Modern Collection with UBS


Tate Modern
Bankside
London SE1 9TG

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