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Rückenstütze eines feingliederigen Menschen (Hasentypus) aus dem 20. Jahrhundert
Back Support of a Fine-Limbed Human (Hare Type) from the 20th Century
Kunstpalast – LVZ-ZMB – Stefan Arendt, Joseph Beuys, Rückenstütze eines feingliederigen Menschen (Hasentypus) aus dem 20. Jahrhundert © VG Bild-Kunst, Medienarchiv Jospeh Beuys, © Joseph Beuys Estate

Back Support of a Fine-Limbed Human (Hare Type) from the 20th Century, 1972

ArtistJoseph Beuys, Krefeld 1921–1986 Düsseldorf
MediumBronze
(H x W x D)100 × 55 × 28 cm
Status
on display, room 034.1
About the workLike a breastplate with four straps, this piece of iron traces the contours of the human torso. But rather than armour, Joseph Beuys’ template was a medical back brace. He made a replica of a plaster cast that belonged to the daughter of one of his neighbours, the artist Gotthard Graubner, which was used to treat her back condition. The result is a fragile contradiction between protection and degeneration: the robust metal of the support is being visibly eaten away by rust, as if by a disease.
AccessionKemp Collection Foundation
Inventory number0.mkp.2011.Kemp004L
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