A New Art Form Called "Happenings"
Apr. 29, 1962 - The “In” people of New York are discovering a new, far-out entertainment called a “Happening.” Greenwich Village basements, West Side lofts, and East Side art studios supply the space for what leaders of this movement call a new art form. The 30 or 40 persons who make reservations for a Happening may see a beautiful girl dumped into a bathtub filled with water, three persons eating pink food and talking in three languages, or two people dressed in brown wrappi