
Report of Tests
A single sheet of wove paper bears the mechanical reproduction of a xerox overlaid with the authoritative mark of an ink stamp, bridging the bureaucratic and the artistic in Beuys's characteristic fashion. The work reflects Beuys's ongoing interest in documentation, process, and the transformation of everyday administrative materials into vehicles for social and political thought. The interplay between the duplicated image and the stamped impression suggests themes of authentication, record-keeping, and the tension between official systems and individual agency.
- Medium
- Xerox and ink stamp, on wove paper, the full sheet.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection
April 18, 2017
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