Ensemble: Joseph Beuys' Eurasia
The term Eurasia refers to the land mass, or supercontinent, that includes the regions of Europe and Asia. Within the work of Joseph Beuys, Eurasia, undoubtedly inspired by the work of philosopher Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), has a central place as a complex anthropological and philosophical concept. Beuys used to problematise the artificial separation between “East” and “West”. The artist wanted to unite the divided Europe and at the same time link what he perceived as Asian intuition and spirituality with European realism and rationality. Eurasia for Beuys is an open space without physical or ideological boundaries. The Eurasian artist is no longer focused on himself but on humanity and culture. Eurasia was also a way for Beuys to look away from America as a force of modernity and hegemony. Beuys only travelled to Asia once, visiting Japan in 1984.
Works

Grab des Dschingis, 1957
Joseph Beuys
Object, oil paint, tempera, gold bronze, wax on cardboard box, nails, brown-stained wooden board, 36 x 34.5 x 1.2 cm

Intuition, 1968
Joseph Beuys
Object, wooden box, pencil (signed), 30 x 20 x 6 cm

Eurasienstab, 1968-1969
Joseph Beuys
Sculpture, wood, copper, 410 x 180 x 130 cm

Transsibirische Bahn, 1970
Joseph Beuys
Video, music video, 00:22:00

Eurasienstab über den Alpen, 1971
Joseph Beuys
Miscellaneum, ink on paper

Print from the action Eurasienstab, 1973
Joseph Beuys
Print, serigraphy; paint, paper, 79.4 x 53 cm / 90 x 63 cm (framed)
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Samurai Schwert [Samurai Sword], 1983
Joseph Beuys
Multiple, multiple of felt and steel, 9 x 54 cm

Joseph Beuys - Groeten van de Euraziaat, 2017
Joseph Beuys
Book, ink, paper, 28.6 x 20 cm, 47 p., language : Dutch, publisher : Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen/Koenig Books London, ISBN : 978-3-96098-265-4

Joseph Beuys - Greetings from the Eurasian, 2017
Joseph Beuys
Book, ink, paper, 28.6 x 20 cm, 141 p., language : English, publisher : Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen/Koenig Books London, ISBN : 978-3-96098-264-7

The Orwell Leg – Trousers for the 21st Century
Joseph Beuys
Multiple, multiple of denim jeans with holes cut in the knees

Eurasienstab, 82 min fluxorum organum
Joseph Beuys
Film, 00:21:49