Joseph BeuysGerman, 1921–1986Painting Version 1-90
May one see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Painting Version 1-90” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 242.1989
In the catalog
Sources
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Joseph Beuys
The whole life1972–1985
The project “In Defence of Nature” in Bolognano
From 1972 to 1985 Beuys carried out in Bolognano the project “Operation In Defence of Nature”, the Italian project with the greatest international impact: artistic, political, ecological and humanitarian actions, among them the “Paradise Plantation” of 7,000 plants (1982) and “Olivestone” (1984).
1974
Founds the Free International University
Together with Heinrich Böll, Beuys opened an international-level university where anyone could study — with no age limits and no entrance competition.
1974
Blackboard talks with Buckminster Fuller
In Edinburgh, at Richard Demarco's “Black & White Oil Conference”, Beuys worked with Buckminster Fuller: at the Forrest Hill Schoolhouse he discussed “The Energy Plan of the Western Man” with audiences at a blackboard.
1975
A severe heart attack
In 1975 Beuys suffered a severe heart attack.
1976
Takes part in the Venice Biennale
In 1976 Beuys's work was shown at the Venice Biennale.
late 1970s
Among the founders of the German Green Party
The Free International University became one of the four organisations that founded the German Green Party at the end of the 1970s; Beuys himself was a founding member and lifelong supporter of the party.
