How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare
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How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare is a seminal 1965 performance artwork by Joseph Beuys in which he silently interacted with a dead hare, exploring themes of communication, ritual, and the role of the artist.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | performance artwork ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
iconic example of Beuys’s use of ritual and symbolism
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key work in Joseph Beuys’s oeuvre ⓘ seminal work of 20th-century performance art ⓘ |
| cityOfFirstPerformance | Düsseldorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPerformance | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Joseph Beuys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
artist moving the hare around the exhibition space
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artist whispering to a dead hare ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
film
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photographs ⓘ |
| duration | approximately three hours ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Galerie Schmela, Düsseldorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
esoteric and spiritual dimensions of art
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limits of verbal communication ⓘ relationship between artist and audience ⓘ transformative power of art ⓘ |
| genre | performance art ⓘ |
| inception | 1965 ⓘ |
| influenced |
discourse on conceptual and performance art
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later performance artists ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPerformance | Galerie Schmela, Düsseldorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | live performance ⓘ |
| movement |
Fluxus
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conceptual art ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
artist’s head covered in honey and gold leaf
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audience viewing through gallery windows ⓘ gallery doors locked to the public ⓘ interaction with a dead hare cradled in the artist’s arms ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Wie man dem toten Hasen die Bilder erklärt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Joseph Beuys’s social sculpture practice ⓘ |
| performer | Joseph Beuys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
communication
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death ⓘ language and meaning ⓘ myth and symbolism ⓘ ritual ⓘ role of the artist ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
dead hare
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felt ⓘ gold leaf ⓘ honey ⓘ iron ⓘ |
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