Bergkönig (Tunnel) 2 Planeten, Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys
Bergkönig (Tunnel) 2 Planeten
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Joseph Beuys

Bergkönig (Tunnel) 2 Planeten, 1958 – 1961 (casting 1971)


Dimensions
35 x 83 cm
length
173 cm
Physical Description
Bronze
Inventory Number
DBP002
Acquisition
Deutsche Bank Collection at the Städel Museum
Status
Not on display

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The powerful torso, hollowed out like a tunnel, has the archetypal aura of an ancient relic. Time and weathering have left their mark on its surface. The body is like a landscape with jagged mountains and deep valleys. There is a cone-like element reminiscent of a head. ‘Bergkönig’ suggests the dualism of man and nature. Joseph Beuys conceived of the head as the seat of rational thought, which must be complemented by an opposite pole: nature, as a locus for mythology and intuition.

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13.02.2025