Beuys sought to activate social change through art, often involving his students at the Kunstkademie Düsseldorf in his political endeavors. This commanding life–size image stages a direct confrontation between the artist and viewer, the activist and passive bystander, demanding that the latter join the cause of transforming society.
Gallery label from Eye On Europe: Prints, Books & Multiples/1960 to Now, October 15, 2006–January 1, 2007.
We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
Printed Art: A View of Two Decades
Feb 13–Apr 1, 1980
4 other works identified
Simple Gifts: A Selection of Gifts to the Collection from Lily Auchincloss
Oct 18–23, 1996
Artists & Prints: Masterworks from The Museum of Modern Art, Part 1
Nov 20, 2004–Mar 14, 2005
4 other works identified
Eye on Europe: Prints, Books & Multiples/1960 to Now
Oct 15, 2006–Jan 1, 2007
7 other works identified
Eye on Europe: Prints, Books & Multiples/1960 to Now
Oct 15, 2006–Jan 1, 2007
9 other works identified
Eye on Europe: Prints, Books & Multiples/1960 to Now
Oct 15, 2006–Jan 1, 2007
9 other works identified
Focus: Joseph Beuys
May 21, 2008–Feb 22, 2010
1 other work identified
416: Nancy Spero’s Notes in Time
Through Winter
12 other works identified
416: Nancy Spero’s Notes in Time
Through Winter
7 other works identified
416: Nancy Spero’s Notes in Time
Through Winter
9 other works identified
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