Joseph BeuysGerman, 1921–1986Samurai Sword (Samurai-Schwert)
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Samurai Sword (Samurai-Schwert)” 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
Details
- Accession number
- 241.2006
In the catalog
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- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
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).
1980–1985
Visiting professor at various institutions
From 1980 to 1985, without a permanent post at the academy, Beuys taught as a visiting professor at various institutions.
1981
Gibellina: the idea of a “Sacred Grove”
In 1981, together with the Neapolitan photographer Mimmo Jodice, Beuys reached the ruins of Gibellina in Sicily, destroyed by the 1968 earthquake, and conceived for the town the environmental work “Sacro Bosco” (“Sacred Grove”), which was never realised.
19 June 1982 – 28 September 1982
Exhibition: documenta 7
1983
Runs for the Bundestag for the Greens
In 1983 Beuys stood for election to the Bundestag on the Greens' list but was defeated.
1984
An exhibition at the Seibu Museum in Tokyo
In 1984 Beuys's work was shown at the Seibu Museum in Tokyo.
