Joseph Beuys Art Cover 12" Sonne statt Reagan
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Having been a collector of Art Cover Records for 10 years I had the honour to present my collection at ART BASEL the world's premier international art show for Modern and contemporary works.
Having become a father my wife convinced me to downsize my collection in order to enlarge our living space. So in the next few weeks I will present a lot of art cover records of a wide range of artists that have been presented at ART BASEL.
Joseph Beuys Art Cover 12" - Sonne statt Reagan in excellent condition.
In 1982 Beuys recorded a song he had written entitled “Sonne statt Reagan”, which translates to “Sun, not Rain/Reagan (the German expression for RAIN is REGEN)”.
Beuys made it clear that he considered this song as a work of art, not the “pop” product it appears to be, which is apparent from the moment one views it. Such becomes more obvious when one looks at the lyrics, which are aimed directly at Ronald Reagan, the military complex and whoever is trying to defrost the “Cold War” to make it “hot.” The song has to be understood in the context of intense liberal and progressive frustration in 1982. Beuys warns Reagan et al. that the peace-loving masses are behind him, and that includes the Americans as well.
This work has been avoided in some discourse on Beuys because he has been put in artistically sacrosanct position and this is not in conformance with Beuys’ other work. In choosing to do a piece in the form of popular music, Beuys demonstrated a commitment to his views and the most expansive ways of having them reach people. While it is easy to resist and ridicule Beuys’ efforts in the pop arena, it does not change the fact that this is an important part of his collected works that needs to be acknowledged to better understand his scope, intention and own views of art.
If you like to watch Beuys singing the song: youtube.com/watch?v=q1ugBlAxbF4
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