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Joseph Beuys — Iphigenie (Iphigenia), Frankfurt Experimenta, Photographs by Ute Klophaus
Joseph Beuys

Iphigenie (Iphigenia), Frankfurt Experimenta, Photographs by Ute Klophaus

1969

Joseph Beuys presents "Iphigenie" as a series of eight vintage photographs documenting a performance or action piece, captured by photographer Ute Klophaus at Frankfurt's Experimenta venue. The work exemplifies Beuys's expansion of art beyond traditional objects into ephemeral actions and processes, with the photograph serving as a crucial document of the artist's performative practice. The aluminum frame positions these photographic traces as a finished artwork, elevating the documentation itself while preserving the temporal and conceptual essence of the original event.

Medium
8 vintage prints in an aluminum frame

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Joseph Beuys: The Schellmann Collection

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Joseph Beuys, Iphigenie (Iphigenia), Frankfurt Experimenta, Photographs by Ute Klophaus, 1969

Joseph Beuys presents "Iphigenie" as a series of eight vintage photographs documenting a performance or action piece, captured by photographer Ute Klophaus at Frankfurt's Experimenta venue. The work exemplifies Beuys's expansion of art beyond traditional objects into ephemeral actions and processes, with the photograph serving as a crucial document of the artist's performative practice. The aluminum frame positions these photographic traces as a finished artwork, elevating the documentation itself while preserving the temporal and conceptual essence of the original event.

Medium
8 vintage prints in an aluminum frame
Year
1969
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

German Artist, Photography, 20th Century, Ritualistic, Documentary, Conceptual Art, Avant-Garde, Classical Mythology, Experimental performance, Fluxus

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