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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.16
People
Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany)
Published by Vice-Versand, Remscheid
Title
Chamber of Pain
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Schmerzraum
Classification
Multiples
Work Type
multiple, videotape
Date
1984
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217939

Physical Descriptions

Medium
videotape in plastic slipcase, inscribed in red fiber-tip ink, with manual and sheet of stickers
Dimensions
19 x 10.5 x 2.7 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in red fiber-tip ink on slipcase at c.r.: Joseph Beuys
  • inscription: on slipcase at l.r., red fiber-tip ink, handwritten, in artist's hand: 35/40
  • stamp: on slipcase at u.c., black ink, German: Joseph Beuys / SCHMERZRAUM

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
35 / 40
Standard Reference Number
Schellmann 510, p. 376

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Willy and Charlotte Reber Collection, Gift of Charlotte Reber
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.16
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Videotape is in VHS format, and contains 40 minutes of black and white footage. The manual and sheet of stickers included with the object are from the manufacturer of the VHS video, FUJI. The manual contains instructions for the usage of the video, and the sheet of stickers is for the purposes of labeling.

Verification Level

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