Venues:
Deutsche Guggeheim, Berlin, October 28, 2006 – January 12, 2007.
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, June 6 – September 2, 2007.

Curator:
Nancy Spector.

Artists:
Matthew Barney and Joseph Beuys.

Exhibition description:
The exhibition examined affinities between the two artists who, though separated by generation and geography, share aesthetic and conceptual convictions. The exhibition focused on the metaphoric use of materials, metamorphosis, and the relationship between action and its documentation in their respective practices. It also revealed philosophical differences between Matthew Barney and Joseph Beuys that, in turn, further enhanced our understanding of each artist’s work.

Catalogue:
Spector, Nancy. All in the Present Must Be transformed: Matthew Barney and Joseph Beuys. New York: the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Peggy Guggenheim Collection, 2007.

Two catalogues, in English and Italian. Catalogues include acknowledgments by Thomas Krens (Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation), and essays by Mark C. Taylor, Christian Scheidemann and Nat Trotman.

Library location: GUGG PGC 2007 .04 (Italian), GUGG PGC 2007 .05 (English).