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Joseph Beuys — La rivoluzione siamo noi (We Are the Revolution)
Joseph Beuys

La rivoluzione siamo noi (We Are the Revolution)

1972

"La rivoluzione siamo noi" (We Are the Revolution) is a 1971 photograph by Joseph Beuys documenting a performance piece in which the artist stands before a chalkboard displaying the work's title in Italian and English. The work exemplifies Beuys' conceptual approach to art as social action, asserting that revolutionary change emerges through collective human creativity rather than political violence. The photograph functions as both documentation and autonomous artwork, characteristic of Beuys' expanded definition of art as an instrument for social transformation.

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Joseph Beuys: The Schellmann Collection

October 17, 2024

Estimate: $15,000$20,000

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Joseph Beuys, La rivoluzione siamo noi (We Are the Revolution), 1972

"La rivoluzione siamo noi" (We Are the Revolution) is a 1971 photograph by Joseph Beuys documenting a performance piece in which the artist stands before a chalkboard displaying the work's title in Italian and English. The work exemplifies Beuys' conceptual approach to art as social action, asserting that revolutionary change emerges through collective human creativity rather than political violence. The photograph functions as both documentation and autonomous artwork, characteristic of Beuys' expanded definition of art as an instrument for social transformation.

Year
1972
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Revolutionary ideology, German Artist, Photography, 20th Century, Political Activism, Social Sculpture, Performance Art, Documentary Aesthetic, Monumental Format, Defiant Mood

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