Beuys will be Beuys
Apparently the German absurdist had a thing for postal ephemera.
Of course, we've all seen wooden postcards in souvenir shops...
But Beuys' were impractically thick, and thus I suppose more artistic.
Also, the man who brought us the felt suit also offered the felt postcard.
Or collections of odd postcard images in a boxed set!
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "Could I send a Beuys postcard with a Beuys stamp?
The answer is yes. Yes you could.
Beuys left the Infinite Art Tournament last October, going two-and-out against Bernini and Bingham. I don't remember him attracting any hostility, but with only four cumulative votes in favor and 24 against, his statistical showing was the worst of any Tournament artist to date.
I saw some of his work in my recent blitz run on the MOMA, and the most excitement I got out of it was thinking "wow, I remember him from the Infinite Art Tournament!" I guess I got a vague sense of awkward sadness and distance from it, but that was about it.
ReplyDeleteI think I like the stuff in this post better than the stuff that was in the Tournament. I did like the felt suits when we saw them at the MOMA.
ReplyDeleteI certainly didn't hate his art, he just went up against two super strong artists.
ReplyDeleteWho wouldn't want a felt postcard? At least that's how I feel or maybe felt after seeing this.
ReplyDeleteIs it too late to cast a vote for De Chirico? I'm way behind here.
He may have lost the tournament, but he gets a moral victory for succeeding in the postcard game.
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