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Joseph Beuys

In Defense of Nature


  • D.A.P.
  • Expo: 16/11/2024 - 06/04/2025, The Broad, Los Angeles, CA
  • by Andrea Gyorody, Sarah Loyer, Joanne Heyler, Lazaro Arvizu Jr, Aaron Thomas, Aradhna Tripati, Desiree Martinez, Thaddaeus Ropac
Grounded in The Broad's collection of multiples by Joseph Beuys (1921-86), In Defense of Nature centers the German artist's commitment to environmental justice. The project traces Beuys' long history of activism, from founding alternative organizations such as the Organization for Direct Democracy to his involvement in Germany's Green Party. These efforts culminated in Beuys' last major project, 7,000 Oaks, which involved planting 7,000 trees accompanied by stones throughout the city of Kassel, Germany.

ISBN 9781636811505 | EN | HB
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Publisher D.A.P.
ISBN 9781636811505
Author(s) by Andrea Gyorody, Sarah Loyer, Joanne Heyler, Lazaro Arvizu Jr, Aaron Thomas, Aradhna Tripati, Desiree Martinez, Thaddaeus Ropac
Publication date November 2024
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 254 x 203 mm
Illustrations 56 col.ill. | 14 bw.ill.
Pages 128
Language(s) English ed.
Exhibition The Broad, Los Angeles, CA
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A fresh look at Beuys' environmental work and the social change it continues to inspire.

Grounded in The Broad's collection of multiples by Joseph Beuys (1921-86), In Defense of Nature centers the German artist's commitment to environmental justice. The project traces Beuys' long history of activism, from founding alternative organizations such as the Organization for Direct Democracy to his involvement in Germany's Green Party. These efforts culminated in Beuys' last major project, 7,000 Oaks, which involved planting 7,000 trees accompanied by stones throughout the city of Kassel, Germany, from 1982 to 1987. Beuys' concept inspired Social Forest: Oaks of Tovaangar, a reforestation project in Los Angeles inaugurated as part of the PST ART initiative.

With programs that address overlapping issues of environmental justice, reconciliation, and restoration, Social Forest highlights the continued impact of 7,000 Oaks and brings new meaning to Beuys' legacy four decades later, in a vastly different landscape that equally demands repair.