克里斯多夫‧柏拉澤 Christoph Blase 1972, 09:30mins

簡介/Synopsis

 

1972年10月8號，卡塞爾的第五屆文件大展以一場騷動拉上帷幕：約瑟夫‧波伊斯這位世界知名的藝術家，在當時以51歲的年齡跟比他小30歲的學生亞伯拉罕‧大衛‧克里斯提安進行了一場拳擊比賽。這場拳擊在文件大展的主展場弗利德利西安農博物館的大廳舉行，共進行了3輪，耗時將近10分鐘。
這個行動並不是件獨立的藝術作品。 波依斯希望藉此能讓大家再次注意到他在文件大展上宣傳了100天的 「通過全民公決實現直接民主之組織」。所以這場拳擊賽就變成了一場帶有娛樂性質的政治示威活動。

 

On 8 October 1972, the documenta 5 in Kassel closed with a spectacular event: Joseph Beuys, the world-famous artist, then 51 years of age, squared off in a boxing match against his student, Abraham David Christian, 30 years his junior. The fight took place in the great hall of the documenta’s main building, the Fridericianum, continued for three rounds and lasted for just 10 minutes.

The action, however, wasn’t declared a work of art in its own right. Beuys much rather wanted to drum up attention once more for his “Organisation for Direct Democracy by Plebiscite”, which he had been promoting for 100 days during the documenta. Consequently, it became a political demonstration with a certain entertainment value.