AUSTRALIA | VISUAL ARTS
ART AS A VERB
MELBOURNE FESTIVAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH
MONASH UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART PRESENTS
ALLAN KAPROW
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MONASH UNIVERSITY
MUSEUM OF ART (MUMA)
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
COMMISSIONING CURATOR
CHARLOTTE DAY
There is no such thing as passive
art; all art is a disruption, and all
disruption is a catalyst for new
ideas and experiences.
Art as a Verb interrogates the idea
of art as a participatory medium –
a form of action that strikes beyond
the bounds of the frame. Drawing
together a rich history of challenges,
happenings, performances and
disturbances from the art world’s
most celebrated provocateurs –
including Allan Kaprow, Marina
Abramović, Yoko Ono, Martin Creed,
Bas Jan Ader and many more – Art
as a Verb shines a blazing light on
modern art’s most pivotal question:
in the new century, is the artist still
capable of starting a revolution?
MONASH UNIVE RSITY
MUSEUM OF ART
Fri 3 Oct – Sat 13 Dec
Tue – Fri, 10am – 5pm
Sat 12pm – 5pm
Closed Sun & Mon
Opening Event
Sat 4 Oct, 3pm – 5pm
FREE
melbournefestival.com.au/verb
MUMA 03 9905 4217
monash.edu.au/muma
PERFORMANCE
AS ART – FREE
Sat 11 Oct
MONASH UNIVERSITY
MUSEUM OF ART
MUMA presents an afternoon
of live performances by local
artists. See melbournefestival.
com.au/verb for details.
Eva Rothschild, Boys and Sculpture 2012 (film still).
Courtesy the artist and Stuart Shave Modern Art, London
“Instead of painting,
move your arms;
instead of music,
make noise.
I’m giving up
painting and all
the arts by doing
everything and
anything.”