Joseph Beuys @ Mary Boone Gallery NYC
The Mary Boone Gallery has opened at its Chelsea location JOSEPH BEUYS: “WE ARE THE REVOLUTION”, a comprehensive exhibition of original works and multiples from the Hall Collection by this influential German artist. The exhibition has been organized and installed by independent curator and art historian Dr. Pamela Kort. This exhibition includes over one hundred and seventy-five of Beuys’ multiples, including such exceptional and sought-after editions as Celtic (1971), as well as the iconic Sled (1969), Felt Suit (1970), and Capri Battery (1985).
The two that stand out for me after seeing the show are the John Dillinger dollar bills (1974) and the “notable plastic” work (sculpture) The Horn (1969). These original works provide a philosophical and iconographical context against which his numerous and well-known multiples unfolded over time.
The making of multiples was integral to Beuys’ life; he used them as a vehicle for disseminating his aesthetic ideas to a wide audience, often utilizing commonplace found objects, materials and images that were familiar, yet loaded with personal significance (blood, fat, and felt chief amongst them). Clearly an influence on such artists as Mathew Barney, Tony Cragg , Martin Kippenberger , Robert Longo , Christian Marclay , and Julian Schnabel.
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