A Beuys Crying in the Wilderness

A Beuys Crying in the Wilderness

Directed by Derek Bailey, 1974. 22 minutes. First broadcast, Aquarius, London Weekend Television. Courtesy of ITV Archive.

"A Beuys Crying in the Wilderness" gives viewers a rare opportunity to revisit Joseph Beuys’s stay in Northern Ireland in 1974, and to experience his talks at the Ulster Museum and the Ulster College of Art. The film captures the responses of students and people in the streets of Belfast to Beuys and his visit. It was made by Derek Bailey, who was renowned for his cultural programmes for Ulster television, ITV, and the BBC.

Followed by a talk by film curator Alice Butler
Joseph Beuys, The Blackboards, Dublin, 1974. Collection and image © Hugh Lane Gallery. © Estate of Joseph Beuys. Bildkunst Bonn/IVARO Dublin, 2021 Booking required via Eventbrite

The Beuys 100 film programme is presented by the Goethe-Institut Irland and the Hugh Lane Gallery as part of the programme accompanying the Hugh Lane’s exhibition “Joseph Beuys - From the Secret Block to Rosc” (17 July – 9 January 2022)