Even the act of peeling a potato can be a work of art if it is a conscious act.

Joseph Beuys

Quoted in Artforum

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Topic

Nature of art Housework and homemaking Art

Speaker

Joseph Beuys

Source

Artforum

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Artist

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Beuys, Joseph. "An Interview with Joseph Beuys." Interviewed by Willoughby Sharp. Artforum, Dec. 1969.

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