Joseph Beuys: Make the Secrets Productive

On Friday, March 5, 2010, PaceWildenstein, in collaboration with the artist’s estate, will present Joseph Beuys: Make the Secrets Productive, an exhibition of twelve rare sculptures by the seminal twentieth-century artist, dating from the 1950s through the end of his career. Over 90 black and wh... Read more

On Friday, March 5, 2010, PaceWildenstein, in collaboration with the artist’s estate, will present Joseph Beuys: Make the Secrets Productive, an exhibition of twelve rare sculptures by the seminal twentieth-century artist, dating from the 1950s through the end of his career. Over 90 black and white photographs taken by Ute Klophaus, documenting eleven of the artist’s ‘Aktion’ works, will be shown alongside four of these iconic happenings on film. The installation will also feature a separate screening room showcasing rare footage and interviews with Beuys. Such an in-depth presentation of Beuys’ sculpture and objects combined with the actions has not been organized by a New York gallery in several decades. Joseph Beuys: Make the Secrets Productive will remain on view at PaceWildenstein’s 534 West 25th Street gallery through April 10, 2010. A catalogue with essays by Heiner Bastian, Prof. Dr. Joachim Pissarro, Bershad Professor of Art History and Director of the Hunter College Galleries, and Prof. Dr. Eugen Blume, head of the Hamburg Bahnhof, Museum for Contemporary Art, Berlin, will accompany the exhibition.