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The Irish Blackboards: Reflections on Joseph Beuys 1974 Visit to Ireland
In this 25th and final episode of “Die Erde spricht / The Earth is Speaking” we listen to Irish artists Maud Cotter and John Carson reflect on their experiences of having attended Joseph Beuys’ blackboard lectures in Cork and Belfast in 1974. They do so in the context of a current exhibition at Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin titled “Joseph Beuys: From the Secret Block to Rosc” which reflects on Beuys’ relationship to Ireland. John Carson joins long-time friend and fellow artist Sean Lynch, while Maud Cotter joins Logan Sisley, Acting Head of Collections at Hugh Lane Gallery, in conversation. Together they consider the effects that the mythic and monumental figure of Beuys had – and didn’t have – on young artists studying across Ireland in 1974.
As part of the celebration of the centenary of the birth of Joseph Beuys, Goethe-Institut Irland and Hugh Lane Gallery have collaborated on an ongoing programme of talks, screenings and events.
“The Irish Blackboards: Reflections on Joseph Beuys’ 1974 Visit to Ireland“ podcast was produced and edited by Kimberly Griffith Walsh as part of the Hugh Lane Gallery’s Education programme 2021. www.hughlane.ie
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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.