Joseph Beuys at MOMA

Greyscalestate Secretary Milo, standing beside a Joseph Beuys work at MOMA - Eurasia Siberian Symphony 1963 was composed from materials used during a 1966 performance or "action" at a Berlin gallery. "Eurasia" designates the continental block that links Europe and Asia. It evokes the fusion of Eastern and Western cultures, particularly resonant for Beuys in a divided, Cold War Germany. The hare suggests the ability to span long distances with its quick jumps. The blackboard notes the degrees of the angles of fat and felt affixed to the poles during the performance, and the temperature (42° Celsius) of a high human fever. Fat and felt are essential components to Beuys's "warmth theory" of art; they refer to his obsession with the calorie's role in the preservation of life, and its insulating properties.

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[ZOOOOOOOOOA9]

Joseph is no Jimmy. Swaggart's telecasts were seen by more than 8 million people in the United States and by more than 500 million people worldwide (ref: Wikipedia). JB's fans including myself, were a tiny but committed group of devotes too the absurd, and if there is a connection to Jimmy it lays here. Perhaps a closer look at the two J's is an interesting idea - I'm up for postulations that only cranks and misfits throw around.

[Exthulla]

He was indeed the Jimmy Swaggart of art. And about as credible.

[ZOOOOOOOOOA9]

You have a spirited opinion: why stop being gullible? at times its a relaxed and sometimes blissful state. The man who daringly wear's his fedora at all times has something of the 'ole-time' religion about him - perhaps comforting.

[Exthulla]

Genuine debate is always healthy Catolupus. We're always told about how "challenging" stuff like Beuys is, but when it is challenged itself in return suddenly we find we're not really allowed to question it. The idea of multimillionaire Gallery owners peddling this tripe is ridiculous enough, but when fools like PortraitEstate above are declaring "his very existence was art", it's time to start giggling. It's fun to laugh at this level of silliness.

[Exthulla]

To the medieval credulous, any piece of garbage identified as a 'relic' was invested "magically" with 'holiness'. To the modern credulous, any piece of garbage identified as 'Art' is invested "magically" with 'greatness'. Wake up and start thinking for yourself instead of blindly following Gallery scam merchants.

There isn't an ounce of skill or talent in ANYTHING Beuys ever did. He was such an obvious fraud that it's hilarious anyone would be taken in at all.Stop being so gullible!

[Wacek4444]

And for the sake of this clip, I wonder why the fuck all these dumb/blind people waste their time in MOM sprinting past Beuys while they could watch american idol or jackass or take part in stupid hat competition...

They just look so misplaced, kinda like pigs in the temple.

[Wacek4444]

"i like america, america likes me", and its just one of his many great works you didnt know about, o' nameless dumbo.

[catolupus]

Fuck sake Extulla it's only youtube. Watch the video and enjoy it. You don't have to get philosophical about it. I'm sure there's enough blogs on the internet for that.

[earinsound]

i like watching the people walk around like zombies unable to fix their sight on anything for very long. beuys would have something to say about that. museums are ridiculous, artificial environments for the ruling classes.

[DerMessermann]

his work was declined. It was an international competition in 1956.