Heidelberg: Edition Staeck, 1973
10.5 x 14.5cm, 2pp. Artist designed postcard issued as Series D, Nr 1 with the reproduced title text "Gib mir Honig" on the front which translates into “Give me honey”. This example is signed by Beuys in pencil on the front and rubber stamped with a FIU impression in blue, verso standard postcard design. VG+. Ref: Schellmann P 9.
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NYC/Koln: Avalanche Magazine/Kolnischer Kunstverein, 1973
15 x 10.5cm, 4pp. A subscription card for the WIlloughby Sharpe and Liza Bear conceptual art magazine which displays the cover of the first number on the front which features a portrait of Joseph Beuys. Internally the first 8 magazines are show with short contents - all in German which is a little surprising given the magazine was in English and published in the USA but the card also notes an exhibition of the magazines in the Kolnischer Kunstverein. VG+.
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Milano: Studio Marconi, 1973 12 x 15cm, 1pp typographic announcement card for one of the first manifestations of "Arena—Dove sarei arrivato se fossi stato intelligente!"(Arena—where would I have got if I had been intelligent!) which consisted of a large number of panels with photographs covering the span of Joseph Beuys’s career up to 1972, including documentation of key objects, concerts, and actions, as well as personal life events. Ranging from the late 1940s to the early 1970s, Arena is usually regarded as "less an autobiographical statement than an allegorical portrait of Beuys’s artistic persona." The work was shown a number of times after this exhibition with changes in placement of the panels and other items as well as additions. The card is signed by Beuys in pencil. VG+. ...
Karlsruhe: Galerie Grafikmeyer, 1973 12.07 x 20.6cm, 1pp letterpress printed black on light brown thick cardboard. A printed limited edition multiple in card format by Beuys created after his dismissal as a lecturer at the Dusseldorf Akadamie for protesting. and shows the artist's Only 300 such signed copies after 50 artist's proofs were released. VG+. Schellmann nr 69. VG+. ...
Minneapolis: Dayton's Gallery 12, 1973 19.5 x 15.2cm, 2pp announcement card with a portrait of the artist on the front, verso gallery details and a b/w Haupfstrom stamp. The card promoted the release of a video tape of an interview between Beuys and WIlloughby Sharp. This card is addressed in type to Claes Oldenberg on the back. VG+. ...
NYC: John Gibson, 1973
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp - announcement card with a reproduced photograph of many Beuys multiples and editions on the floor of the gallery overprinted with the artist's name in brown and verso gallery details. A mailed example in VG+ condition.
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Dusseldorf: Organisation fur direkte Demockatie, 1972
15 x 10.5cm, 1pp. Announcement card (and multiple) for a boxing match which took place during Dokumenta VI where Beuys represented "Direct Democracy" and Christian-Moebuss who represented "Representative Democracy". Judged by Anatol Herzfeld (one of Beuys' students and hardly a neutral figure) it was claimed Beuys had won the metaphoric competition. Beuys had recently set up the "Organisation fur direkte Demockatie" while being a teacher at Düsseldorf Academy - a post he waqs sacked from soon after the match. This is one of only 100 copies of the card which is stamped with a Haupstom stamp in blue and signed by both artists. VG+.
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Dusseldorf: Galerie Schmela, n.d. (1972)
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card for an exhibition of Beuys drawings with an image of two such drawings by Beuys on both sides of the card (one overprinted with gallery details). The second drawing has the word FETTECKE! clearly written which translates as FAT CORNER - a work that Beuys made several times with piles of cold fat forced into a gallery corner. This example is signed by Beuys in black felt tipped pen on the front over the image. VG+.
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Köln: Schirmer-Verlag, n.d. (1972) 20. 8 x 14.7cm, 4pp announcement card for the title book displaying Beuys work from the period before he was able to exhibit. Later many of these were collated into the Secret Block for a Secret Person in Ireland. This , as noted on the card, was the first published book on Beuys and contains 40 reproductions of works in collotype and 17 reproductions of sketches made by the artist during the interview with Erwin Heerich. Font of the book and one drawing reproduced in b/w and a text in both German and English. The lower part of last page is perforated to allow return to the publishers as a subscription form. Additionally this example has a minimal ink annotation on last page noting a discount of 40% for 10 copies. VG+....
Amsterdam: Seriaal, 1972
21cm x 15, 2pp announcement card with the title work (translates to "BACK SUPPORT FOR A FINE LIMBED PERSON (HARE TYPE) FROM THE 20TH CENTURY") on the front. Verso details of the work. VG+.
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Dusseldorf: Galerie Schmela, 1972
10.5 x 15cm, 2pp announcement card for a book and exhibition of Beuys drawings with an image of one such drawing by Beuys on the front, verso gallery details. Price of the book was 38 DM. one small pin hole on card else VG+.
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Bruxelles: POUR ecrire la liberte, n.d. (1972?)
15 x 10.5cm, 2pp. Artist's postcard displaying a b/w image of two placards made by Beuys for Documenta V suggesting the the Red Army Faktion terrorists should be shown around Dokumenta by Durer. Baader and Meinhof were at this point standing trial for terrorist activities in Germany. Verso publisher's details and postcard design. We think this was available in Kassel during Dokumenta but have not been able to confirm this. VG+.
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