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Joseph Beuys

Boter en bijenwas Grondstofmateriaal 4/bis
1975-1986

(c)SABAM België, 2017 - Courtesy S.M.A.K., photo: M HKA, 2017
©SABAM België, 2017 - Courtesy S.M.A.K., photo: M HKA, 2017

Installation, 190 x 153.5 x 73.5 cm.

Collection: Collection S.M.A.K., Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent.

Joseph Beuys often used unconventional materials for his work. For example fat refers to Beuys’ mythical rescue by the Tatars. Beeswax stands both for spirituality and political harmony.