My final project for Temporary Expert was called “return;” (as opposed to my ‘preview’ presentation weeks ago called “return you;”). This was a series of objects that I created in order to learn about Event Scores, which are a series of instructions that are intended to be performed. They can be detailed or abstract, and performers are given agency to interpret them as they wish. Event Scores are usually brief in nature, with some consisting of only one word. One of the most notable instances of this is George Brecht’s Word Event:
George Brecht is the inventor of the Event Score, a concept that he developed while studying under John Cage at the New School for Social Research in New York City between 1958 and 1959. As he refined his concept, he became involved with the Fluxus, a “non-art” movement organized by George Maciunas. Event Scores were increasingly adopted by many other Fluxus artists.
