Artecinema Celebrates Joseph Beuys Centenary with Free Streaming Film Series
A free online film series highlighting Joseph Beuys is accessible at online.artecinema.com until May 16, organized by Artecinema. The series, curated by Laura Trisorio, is a collaboration with the Goethe Institut in Naples, the Anacapri municipality, and the Royal Palace of Caserta, receiving support from the Madre Museum. It showcases five films: 'Beuys' (Germany 2017) directed by Andres Veiel; 'Beuys and Beuys' (Germany 2006) by Peter Schiering; 'I like America and America likes me' (Germany 1974) by Helmut Wietz; 'Joseph Beuys, Trasformer' (USA 1988) by John DiLeva-Halpern; and 'La rivoluzione siamo noi' (Italy 2020) by Ilaria Freccia.
Key facts
- Free streaming film series dedicated to Joseph Beuys on online.artecinema.com until May 16
- Organized by Artecinema, the international contemporary art festival founded in 1996
- Curated by Laura Trisorio
- Collaboration with Goethe Institut of Naples, municipality of Anacapri, Royal Palace of Caserta, and patronage from Madre Museum
- Five films: 'Beuys' (2017) by Andres Veiel, 'Beuys and Beuys' (2006) by Peter Schiering, 'I like America and America likes me' (1974) by Helmut Wietz, 'Joseph Beuys, Trasformer' (1988) by John DiLeva-Halpern, 'La rivoluzione siamo noi' (2020) by Ilaria Freccia
- Beuys' performance 'I like America and America likes me' involved a coyote at René Block Gallery in New York
- 'Joseph Beuys, Trasformer' is the only video record of his 1988 retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum
- 'La rivoluzione siamo noi' focuses on Italian art scene 1967-1977 with critic Ludovico Pratesi
Entities
Artists
- Joseph Beuys
- Laura Trisorio
- Andres Veiel
- Peter Schiering
- Helmut Wietz
- John DiLeva-Halpern
- Ilaria Freccia
- Ludovico Pratesi
- Roberto Sironi
Institutions
- Artecinema
- Goethe Institut of Naples
- municipality of Anacapri
- Royal Palace of Caserta
- Museo Madre
- René Block Gallery
- Guggenheim Museum
- Circolo del Design di Torino
Locations
- Naples
- Italy
- Anacapri
- Caserta
- New York
- USA
- Berlin
- Germany
- Darmstadt