No. 15
"Various Works"
Video available only in physical archive
1. Beuys in America, 1974 [00:60:00]
On January 9th, 1974, Joseph Beuys travelled to America for the very first time in his life. His trip was meticulously planned, with an art/performance scheduled in between each airplane, taxi and hotel, at prominent universities and galleries.
2. I Like America and America Likes Me, 1974 [00:35:00]
In May 1974 Beuys flew to New York and was taken by ambulance to the site of the performance, a room in the Rene Block Gallery at 409 West Broadway. Beuys lay on the ambulance stretcher swathed in felt. He shared this room with a wild coyote, for eight hours over three days. At times he stood, wrapped in a thick, grey blanket of felt, leaning on a large shepherd's staff. At times he lay on the straw, at times he watched the coyote as the coyote watched him and cautiously circled the man, or shredded the blanket to pieces, and at times he engaged in symbolic gestures, such as striking a large triangle or tossing his leather gloves to the animal; the performance continuously shifted between elements that were required by the realities of the situation, and elements that had purely symbolic character. At the end of the three days, Beuys hugged the coyote that had grown quite tolerant of him, and was taken to the airport. Again he rode in a veiled ambulance, leaving America without having set foot on its ground. As Beuys later explained: ?I wanted to isolate myself, insulate myself, see nothing of America other than the coyote.
3. Joseph Beuys: Videoviewed by Willoughby Sharp, 1975 [00:25:00]
4. Kapital, 1980 [00:28:00]
On January 9th, 1974, Joseph Beuys travelled to America for the very first time in his life. His trip was meticulously planned, with an art/performance scheduled in between each airplane, taxi and hotel, at prominent universities and galleries.
2. I Like America and America Likes Me, 1974 [00:35:00]
In May 1974 Beuys flew to New York and was taken by ambulance to the site of the performance, a room in the Rene Block Gallery at 409 West Broadway. Beuys lay on the ambulance stretcher swathed in felt. He shared this room with a wild coyote, for eight hours over three days. At times he stood, wrapped in a thick, grey blanket of felt, leaning on a large shepherd's staff. At times he lay on the straw, at times he watched the coyote as the coyote watched him and cautiously circled the man, or shredded the blanket to pieces, and at times he engaged in symbolic gestures, such as striking a large triangle or tossing his leather gloves to the animal; the performance continuously shifted between elements that were required by the realities of the situation, and elements that had purely symbolic character. At the end of the three days, Beuys hugged the coyote that had grown quite tolerant of him, and was taken to the airport. Again he rode in a veiled ambulance, leaving America without having set foot on its ground. As Beuys later explained: ?I wanted to isolate myself, insulate myself, see nothing of America other than the coyote.
3. Joseph Beuys: Videoviewed by Willoughby Sharp, 1975 [00:25:00]
4. Kapital, 1980 [00:28:00]
