Lucas Samaras

A Film of a Claes Oldenburg Happening, Ray Gun Theater, 1962.

A Film of a Claes Oldenburg Happening, Ray Gun Theater, 1962.

Breer was influenced by the new performance art and "happenings" making waves in the avant-garde of Europe and New York. He worked briefly with Claes Oldenburg and his performance pieces resulting in a 13 minute film, Pat's Birthday (1962). - AWN

The mental crisis of an architect whose reflections on his commission to build a prison lead to the realization that the modern Western world is a single prison.