The Son's Coming Home: Narrative Economies of Joseph Beuys' Art
This article deals with the narration of Joseph Beuys' art in Germany. My focus is set on the ways that particular curatorial strategies have been applied to Beuys' artistic practice in the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin. I contextualize the readings in the interests of different stakeholders...
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Linköping University Electronic Press
2018-08-01
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| description | This article deals with the narration of Joseph Beuys' art in Germany. My focus is set on the ways that particular curatorial strategies have been applied to Beuys' artistic practice in the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin. I contextualize the readings in the interests of different stakeholders involved in the rescaling of the artist's heritage. Beuys' framing in the two recent retrospective exhibitions in Berlin and Düsseldorf and the regular display of his works in the Hamburger Bahnhof leads me to argue that private collectors have become closely involved in the process of curating in novel ways, which in turn requires a new critical reading of exhibition practices. Narrative economy is a concept proposed for understanding these interests and their articulations in exhibition curation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52974d17c54a4117952fc2c93c1b157a2022-12-21T18:43:00ZengLinköping University Electronic PressCulture Unbound: Journal of Current Cultural Research2000-15252018-08-0110228130010.3384/cu.2000.1525.20180815The Son's Coming Home: Narrative Economies of Joseph Beuys' ArtMargaret TaliThis article deals with the narration of Joseph Beuys' art in Germany. My focus is set on the ways that particular curatorial strategies have been applied to Beuys' artistic practice in the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin. I contextualize the readings in the interests of different stakeholders involved in the rescaling of the artist's heritage. Beuys' framing in the two recent retrospective exhibitions in Berlin and Düsseldorf and the regular display of his works in the Hamburger Bahnhof leads me to argue that private collectors have become closely involved in the process of curating in novel ways, which in turn requires a new critical reading of exhibition practices. Narrative economy is a concept proposed for understanding these interests and their articulations in exhibition curation.http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/cu.2000.1525.20180815Art museumsprivate collectorsretrospective exhibitionsnarrative economycuratingHamburger BahnhofJoseph Beuys |
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| title | The Son's Coming Home: Narrative Economies of Joseph Beuys' Art |
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