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Joseph Beuys — Hare Sugar
Joseph Beuys

Hare Sugar

A screenprint on cardstock featuring Beuys's characteristic use of symbolic imagery, presented with full margins and accompanied by an actual sugar cube — bridging the gap between art object and everyday material. True to Beuys's philosophy of "social sculpture," the inclusion of the sugar cube transforms the work into a tactile, multisensory experience that extends beyond the printed image. Housed in a cardboard box with cotton wool, the piece reflects Beuys's enduring fascination with the hare as a mythic symbol of intuition and transformation, while the sweetness of sugar evokes themes of nourishment, healing, and human connection.

Medium
Screenprint, on cardstock, with full margins, and a sugar cube, stamped, in cardboard box with cotton wool,

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Evening & Day Editions

October 26, 2015

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Joseph Beuys, Hare Sugar

A screenprint on cardstock featuring Beuys's characteristic use of symbolic imagery, presented with full margins and accompanied by an actual sugar cube — bridging the gap between art object and everyday material. True to Beuys's philosophy of "social sculpture," the inclusion of the sugar cube transforms the work into a tactile, multisensory experience that extends beyond the printed image. Housed in a cardboard box with cotton wool, the piece reflects Beuys's enduring fascination with the hare as a mythic symbol of intuition and transformation, while the sweetness of sugar evokes themes of nourishment, healing, and human connection.

Medium
Screenprint, on cardstock, with full margins, and a sugar cube, stamped, in cardboard box with cotton wool,
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

German Artist, Assemblage, 20th Century, Twentieth Century, Animal Imagery, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Muted Tones, Enigmatic Mood, Screenprint, Legendary Artist, Minimalist Composition, Neutral Tones, Symbolic Imagery, Found Objects, Influential Artist, Fluxus Movement

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