James Lee Byars - Venetian Fragments (37/50) - met Joseph Beuys

James Lee Byars: Frammenti Veneziani (37/50) Screen print from the suite 'Frammenti Veneziani', which consists of a total of 5 screen prints by James Lee Byars and 5 by Joseph Beuys, silver-coloured on black Fabriano cardboard. Signed and numbered on the back. This screen print by James Lee Byars bears the number 37/50, the signature, with integrated numbering, is very spectacular (see photo 2). Difficult to photograph, but in perfect condition. James Lee Byars (April 10, 1932, Detroit – May 23, 1997, Cairo) was an American sculptor and performance artist. Byars studied art, psychology and philosophy in his hometown. In the late 1950s he moved to Kyoto, Japan. In the 1970s he became famous, especially in Europe, with his performances, objects, images and installations. In 1974 he was a guest in the studio of the Deutsche Akademische Austausch Dienst (DAAD) in Berlin, where he conceived the Golden Tower, which he exhibited in different versions and in several places, such as on documenta 7 (1982). , in Kassel. Other documentas in which he participated were documenta 5 (in 1972), and documenta 8 (in 1987). In 1994 he received the first Wolfgang Hahn Prize as the Magician of the Silent. He donated The Perfect Smile to the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, which is referred to as the first intangible work of art in a museum.