Joseph Beuy's most famous Action took place in May 1974, when he spent three days in a room with a coyote. After flying into New York, he was swalthed in felt and loaded into an ambulance, then driven to the gallery where the action took place, without having once touched American soil. As Beuys later explained: "I wanted to isolate myself, insulate myself, see nothing of America other than the coyote." This work "I like America and America likes me" was exhibited in De Keukenhof, a cultural heritage in Lisse, The Netherlands, an exhibition of contemporary art in historic environement. The title of the work is filled with irony. Beuys opposed American military actions in Vietnamm, and his work as an artist was a challenge to the hegemony of American art.
exhibition: Van Bij De Buren, Kasteel De Keukenhof te Lisse
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