Joseph Beuys
(c)SABAM, 2017 - Courtesy Hall Art Foundation, NY, USA
Rückenstütze eines feingliederigen Menschen (Hasentypus) aus dem 20. Jh. p. Chr., 1972
Multiple
, 15 x 96 x 43 cm
iron
This iron form was cast from a plaster implement lined with felt, originally used as a therapeutic backrest to treat bone deformities in young children. The title suggests an alternate function and a new user, ‘a Fine-Limbed Person (Hare-Type) of the 20th Century A.D.’ In Beuys’ oeuvre the hare’s behaviour represents potential models for human conduct. Especially the agility, energy, dynamism and flexibility associated with a hare are vital preconditions for social creativity and progress. The iron backrest provides a safe position from which to carry out this progress.
Edition: 12 + 2 a.p.
Edition seriaal, Amsterdam