
Joseph Beuys from his performance Die Aktion Wie man dem toten Hasen die Bilder erklärt (How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare)
Walter Vogel's four gelatin silver prints, printed in 2004, document Joseph Beuys's iconic 1965 performance in which the artist, his head covered in honey and gold leaf, cradled a dead hare while moving through a gallery and murmuring explanations of the artworks on the walls. Vogel's photographs capture the haunting, ritualistic quality of Beuys's actions, preserving the mystical and philosophical dimensions of a performance witnessed by only a handful of onlookers through a gallery window. The series stands as a vital historical record of one of Fluxus and performance art's most celebrated and enigmatic works.
- Medium
- Four gelatin silver prints, printed 2004.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from the Collection of Ed Cohen & Victoria Shaw
October 4, 2018
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