Joseph Beuys - outside the box

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The core of the 'Joseph Beuys. Outside the box' exhibition are the unique collection and archives from Museum Sztuki, Lódz, the oldest European museum of contemporary art in Poland. The exhibition is produced and curated by EMMA and Museum Sztuki. Museum Sztuki?s collection of works by Joseph Beuys is a creation of the artist himself. The compilation, called 'Polentransport', is one of his most spectacular actions. It is an act of solidarity with Poland which in 1980?1981 saw a momentary release from the grip of the Communist party. 10 million citizens joined the Solidarity movement. Enabled and inspired by this uprising, Beuys went to Poland in 1981. He brought along his personal archives (printed material, posters, photos, drawings, prints and objects) documenting 30 years of his production. He donated the entire collection, contained in a wooden trunk, to the museum in Lódz. 'Polentransport' was intended to promote change, as a symbol of free creativity and action.0The exhibition highlights Beuys as a topical artist. Beuys?s ideas of peaceful change, activism or recycling immaterial conceptual art are still relevant today. His art spurs us to consider what we can do about ongoing injustices.00Exhibition: EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finland (08.02.-21.05.2017).