Beuys in Ireland: 7000 Oaks on the Hill of Uisneach

Beuys in Ireland: 7000 Oaks on the Hill of Uisneach

Planting trees may be the quintessential radical act. This article explores this possibility in relation to the planting of 7000 trees in Ireland in 2000 by Joseph Beuys in accordance with his theory of social sculpture. If there is to be a future, these are its acts.

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Veröffentlicht in:Alternatives: global, local, political local, political, 2006-01, Vol.31 (1), p.101-104
1. Verfasser: Strauss, David Levi
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Basalt
Beuys, Joseph
Cultural heritage
Cultural studies
Green parties
Human nature
Humans
Ireland
Nature
Planting
Political theory
Sculpture and carving
Seedlings
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Zusammenfassung:Planting trees may be the quintessential radical act. This article explores this possibility in relation to the planting of 7000 trees in Ireland in 2000 by Joseph Beuys in accordance with his theory of social sculpture. If there is to be a future, these are its acts.
ISSN:0304-3754
2163-3150
DOI:10.1177/030437540603100105