Felt is an integral part of Beuys’ oeuvre and one of his trademark artistic materials. The Felt Suit is therefore one of the most recognisable sculptures. Beuys regards felt as a spiritual ‘insulator’, capable of preserving warm energy, which might be a catalyst for creativity. Although the Felt Suit should not be worn, he did so himself on one occasion. Beuys remarked:  ‘[O]n one hand [the Felt Suit] is a house, a cave insulating the person from everything else. On the other hand, it is a symbol of the isolation of the person in our time.’¹

¹ Beuys in Keto von Waberer, ‘Das Nomadische spielt eine Rolle von Anfang an. Interview mit Joseph Beuys’ [The nomadic plays a part from the very beginning. Interview with Joseph Beuys], in: Carl Haenlein (ed.), Joseph Beuys. Eine Innere Mongolei(Kestner-Gesellschaft: Hannover, 1990) 206.

Edition: 100 + 10 h.c., numbered, not signed

Galerie Réne Block, Berlin