In Tate Modern
Artist and Society: Joseph Beuys
Free entry- Artist
- Joseph Beuys 1921–1986
- Original title
- 7000 Eichen
- Medium
- Print on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 603 x 842 mm
- Collection
- Tate / National Galleries of Scotland
- Acquisition
- ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008
- Reference
- AR00745
Display caption
In 1982, for documenta 7, Beuys proposed a plan to plant 7000 oaks throughout the city of Kassel, each paired with a basalt stone. The 7000 stones were piled up on the lawn in front of the Museum Fridericianum with the idea that the pile would shrink every time a tree was planted. The project, seen locally as a gesture towards green urban renewal, took five years to complete and has spread to other cities around the world.
Gallery label, November 2015
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