Happening, Kunst, Protest 1968 (1981)

An essayistic documentary about the action art movement that emerged in the 1960s: In interviews with various action artists, including Wolf Vostell, Joseph Beuys and Allan Kaprow, director Helmut Herbst illuminates the performative and participatory tendencies in art that began in the 1960s and outlines the diversity of motives and strategies.

Cast (6)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

A

Allan Kaprow

Himself

Joseph Beuys

Himself

W

Wolf Vostell

Himself

A

Al Hansen

Himself

Jean-Jacques Lebel

Himself

P

Peter O. Chotjewitz

Himself

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