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7,000 Pyramids of Beuys
One way of engaging with the ideas of Joseph Beuys is to be – or to become – him for a moment, to step into his shoes or walk around in his mind, to mimic his ritualized movements or to retrace his drawings or journeys.
In episode three of “Die Erde spricht” / “The Earth is Speaking”, ORTA, a collective of artists based in the Kazakh capital Almaty, look for access to Beuys through his eyes and his myths. Not through his words, not through his works but through the suffering he exudes and the pain he appears to transform. The group of visual artists, actors, thinkers and researchers interested in higher realms and things of universal scope, take a poetic approach to Joseph Beuys’ ideas and aspirations.
During a special session called “Fragile Orchestra” you will hear the members of ORTA talk, sing and play different and sometimes newly invented instruments. They thereby create a fragile musical concert that spontaneously emerges from the theme they are reflecting on – in this case: Beuys and his legacy.
For all information on the anniversary programme „beuys 2021. 100 years of joseph beuys“ visit: https://beuys2021.de/
die erde spricht | Der Podcast zu beuys 2021. 100 Jahre Joseph Beuys
Deutsch:
Wie wird Joseph Beuys im Jahr 2021 bewertet? Wie wird sein künstlerisches und politisches Erbe in unterschiedlichen Kulturräumen aufgenommen? Spielt er für die heutige Generation von Künstler:innen überhaupt eine Rolle? Diese Fragen werden in den verschiedenen Folgen des Podcasts »Die Erde spricht« adressiert und beantwortet; aus deutscher und internationaler Perspektive. Zehn Stimmen von namhaften Künstler:innen, Wissenschaftler:innen und Schriftsteller:innen aus Deutschland sowie Aktivist:innen, DJs, Künstler:innen aus 14 verschiedenen Ländern weltweit thematisieren die Person Beuys und vor allen Dingen auch sein Schaffen, sein künstlerisches Erbe.
Die Produktion des Podcasts ist eine Kooperation zwischen beuys2021 unter kuratorischer Leitung von Catherine Nichols (für die deutschen Folgen) und dem Goethe-Institut (für die internationalen Folgen). Weiterer Partner ist der WDR.
English:
How does one rate Joseph Beuys in 2021? What does the reception of his artistic and political legacy look like in different cultural environments? Does he play a role at all for the current generation of artists? Answers to these questions will be given in the different editions of the podcast »Die Erde spricht« (»The Earth is speaking«), both from a German and an international perspective. Ten voices by influential artists, scientists and authors from Germany, as well as activists, DJs and artists from 14 different countries are discussing the person Beuys and in particular his body of work and his artistic legacy.
The production of the podcast is a cooperation between beuys2021 curated by Catherine Nichols (for the German episodes) and Goethe-Institut (for the international episodes). Further partner is WDR.