{"id":15632,"title":"Die Haut","dimensions":"100 x 152 x 240 cm","date_begin":"1984-01-01","material":"felt cover of \"infiltration homogen für Konzertflügel\"; a cross of red cloth, felt, tissue","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":58,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Centre  Pompidou, Paris - Musée national d'art moderne / Centre de création industrielle","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"\u003cp\u003eThis work originated during the action\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eInfiltration Homogen f\u0026uuml;r Konzertfl\u0026uuml;gel, der gr\u0026ouml;\u0026szlig;te Komponist der Gegenwart ist das Contergankind\u003c/em\u003e, performed by Joseph Beuys in 1966 during a Fluxus festival at the D\u0026uuml;sseldorf Academy of Fine Arts. With his action, Beuys wanted to highlight the pharmaceutical scandal surrounding thalidomide, a drug that caused serious birth defects in children whose mother took it during pregnancy. Beuys silences a grand piano by coating it with felt. The work seeks to indicate the danger that occurs when we remain silent.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eInfiltration Homogen f\u0026uuml;r Konzertfl\u0026uuml;gel\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;was exhibited at Wide White Space in 1970.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":20,"permalink":"die-haut-la-peau","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"category":{"en":"Installation","nl":"Installatie","fr":"Installation"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/037/451/large/Joseph_Beuys_%E2%80%93_Groeten_van_de_Euraziaat__photo_M_HKA_6_5_%282%29.jpg?1507813290","poster_credits":"(c)SABAM België, 2017 - Courtesy Centre Pompidou, Paris, photo: M HKA, 2017","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis work is part of the action \u003cem\u003eInfiltration Homogen f\u0026uuml;r Konzertfl\u0026uuml;gel, der gr\u0026ouml;\u0026szlig;te Komponist der Gegenwart ist das Contergankind\u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e. \u003c/em\u003eBeuys performed it during a Fluxus festival in 1966 at the D\u0026uuml;sseldorf Academy of Fine Arts. Beuys\u0026rsquo; aim with this action was to highlight the pharmaceutical scandal surrounding thalidomide. This drug caused serious birth defects in children whose mother took it during pregnancy. The felt cover silences the grand piano, indicating the potential dangers should we remain silent.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDit werk is deel van de actie \u003cem\u003eInfiltration Homogen f\u0026uuml;r Konzertfl\u0026uuml;gel, der gr\u0026ouml;\u0026szlig;te Komponist der Gegenwart ist das Contergankind\u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e Deze performance door Beuys vond plaats tijdens het Fluxus festival van 1966 aan de Academie voor schone kunsten in D\u0026uuml;sseldorf. Met deze actie wil Beuys de aandacht vestigen op het farmaceutisch schandaal rond thalidomide. Dit geneesmiddel veroorzaakte ernstige afwijkingen bij de kinderen van moeders die het middel namen tijdens de zwangerschap. De vilten overtrek legt de vleugelpiano het zwijgen op. Zo wil Beuys de gevaren aantonen van het stilzwijgen.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCette oeuvre fait partie de l\u0026#39;action \u003cem\u003eInfiltration Homogen f\u0026uuml;r Konzertfl\u0026uuml;gel, der gr\u0026ouml;\u0026szlig;te Komponist der Gegenwart\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eist das Contergankind\u003c/em\u003e. Beuys l\u0026#39;a r\u0026eacute;alis\u0026eacute;e pendant un festival Fluxus en 1966 \u0026agrave; la D\u0026uuml;sseldorf Academy of Fine Arts. Avec cette action, l\u0026#39;objectif de Beuys \u0026eacute;tait de mettre en lumi\u0026egrave;re le scandale pharmaceutique autour du thalidomide. Ce m\u0026eacute;dicament a caus\u0026eacute; de graves d\u0026eacute;formations \u0026agrave; la naissance chez les enfants dont la m\u0026egrave;re en avait pris pendant la grossesse. Le rev\u0026ecirc;tement en feutre fait taire le piano, indiquant les dangers potentiels si nous demeurions silencieux.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDiese Arbeit ist Teil der Aktion \u003cem\u003eInfiltration Homogen f\u0026uuml;r Konzertfl\u0026uuml;gel, der gr\u0026ouml;\u0026szlig;te Komponist der Gegenwart ist das Contergankind\u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e. \u003c/em\u003eBeuys f\u0026uuml;hrte sie w\u0026auml;hrend eines Fluxus-Festivals im Jahr 1966 an der Kunstakademie D\u0026uuml;sseldorf durch. Das Ziel von Beuys bei dieser Aktion war es, auf den Contergan-Skandal aufmerksam zu machen. Dieses Arzneimittel verursachte schwere Geburtsfehler \u0026nbsp;bei Kindern, deren M\u0026uuml;tter das Arzneimittel w\u0026auml;hrend der Schwangerschaft einnahmen. Der Filzbezug bringt das gro\u0026szlig;e Klavier zum Schweigen, was auf die m\u0026ouml;glichen Gefahren hinweist, die entstehen, wenn wir weiterhin schweigen.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":150,"name":"Joseph Beuys","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}