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Joseph Beuys

SÝNING | EXHIBITION

25.10.18 - 06.01.19
Gerðarsafn Kópavogur Art Museum
Opnunartímar | Opening hours
11:00 - 17:00
Lokað mánudaga | Closed on Mondays

Joseph Beuys (1921–1986) var þýskur Flúxus- og performanslistamaður, sem og myndhöggvari, innsetninga- og grafíklistamaður, listfræðingur og kennari.

Yfirgripsmikil verk hans eiga rætur að rekja til húmanisma, félagslegrar heimspeki og mannspeki, með hápunkti í “víðari skilgreiningar listar” (extended definition of art) og hugmyndinni um félagslegan skúlptúr sem “gesamtkunstwerk”, en með því fór hann fram á að vera skapandi þátttakandi í mótun samfélags og stjórnmála. Starfsferill hann einkenndist af opinberri umræðu um víðtæk málefni, allt frá stjórnmálum, umhverfis- og félagslegum málefnum til langvarandi menningarlegra tilhneiginga. Hann er talinn vera einn af áhrifamestu listamönnum seinni helmings tuttugustu aldar.

Sonne statt Reagan (1982)

Beuys reyndi líka fyrir sér sem poppsöngvari sem hluti af pólitískri skuldbindingu sinni. Lag hans “Sonne statt Reagan” gagnrýnir hernaðarstefnu Ronalds Reagan. Lagið var gefið út sem hljómplata og Beuys kom fram fyrir stóra áheyrendahópa með laginu á mótmælum friðarsinnaðra og líka með hljómsveitinni Die Desserteure í ARD sjónvarpsútsendingunni “Bananas” þann 3. júlí árið 1982.

“Regen”, borið fram eins og “Reagan”, er “regn” á þýsku.

Joseph Beuys (1921–1986) was a German Fluxus, happening, and performance artist as well as a sculptor, installation artist, graphic artist, art theorist, and pedagogue.

His extensive work is grounded in concepts of humanism, social philosophy and anthroposophy; it culminates in his "extended definition of art" and the idea of social sculpture as a total artwork, or gesamtkunstwerk, for which he claimed a creative, participatory role in shaping society and politics. His career was characterized by open public debates on a very wide range of subjects including political, environmental, social and long-term cultural trends. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century.

Sonne statt Reagan (1982)

Beuys also tried his luck as a pop singer as part of his political commitment. His song 'Sonne statt Reagan' attacks Ronald Reagan's arms policy. The song was issued as a record and Beuys appeared before big audiences with it during the peace movement's demonstrations and also with the group Die Desserteure in the ARD television broadcast 'Bananas' on 3.7.1982.

'Regen'', pronounced like 'Reagan', is the German for 'rain'.