Joseph Beuys’ Dead Hare, 1994

Joseph Beuys’ Dead Hare, 1994

Wang Guangyi
China, b. 1957
Joseph Beuys’ Dead Hare, 1994
Oil on canvas
Yuz Foundation Collection

Joseph Beuys’ Dead Hare is modeled directly after the most prominent image of a performance piece by Joseph Beuys, entitled How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare (1965). Wang recreated this photo in his characteristic bold, bright colors, a distinct departure from the original black-and-white photograph of Beuys.

 

© Wang Guangyi, photo by Arnold Lee, Dijon Yellow Imaging