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1981. R-L: Halpern, Panza, Hall, MacAllister, with New Beginnings are in the Offing/ The Poorhouse Doors by Joseph Beuys at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

August/ September 1981. The Avant-Garde in Europe 1955-70 (works from the collection of the Staditsche Museum, Monchengladbach) exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh. L-R: Jane MacAllister, Douglas Hall (senior curator at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art), Count Panza di Biumo (art patron and collector), John Halpern (artist and filmmaker). Behind is Joseph Beuys's New Beginnings are in the Offing (also referred to as 'The Poorhouse Doors'), which incorporates the doors from the Forrest Hill Poorhouse, Edinburgh. Beuys made the work in Edinburgh to be incorporated in the exhibition.

Date

Sat Aug 1st, 1981

Medium

35mm Negative

Reference Codes

BEU.81.019

Original Reference

B.11A.041

people

Richard Demarco
Joseph Beuys
Count Panza di Biumo
Douglas Hall
John Halpern
Jane MacAllister

collections

New Beginnings are in the Offing
Avant-Garde in Europe, 1955-70
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Edinburgh
Scotland

tags

Artwork, New Beginnings are in the Offing, The Poorhouse Doors, Exhibition, Avant-Garde in Europe, 1955-70, N/A, Institution, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Places, Edinburgh, Country, Scotland