Felt Suit
1978
Wool felt
Beuys' enigmatic work can be perceived as a response to the horrors he witnessed in WWII Germany. One of his favored materials, thick felt, conveys a sense of warmth and protection against the forces of nature, but it also serves to muffle sounds. In this group, we find objects that relate to sound or the negation of sound (noiseless blackboard eraser), which to Beuys were metaphors for political repression. Gift of Joan and Roger Sonnabend Purchased from Obelisk Gallery, 1997 Object number 97.48
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