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14.8: Joseph Beuys, Table with Accumulator

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    Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Joseph Beuys’s Table with Accumulator (Tisch mit Aggregat).

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    The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.

    Joseph Beuys, Table with Accumulator (Tisch mit Aggregat), 1958–85, wood, accumulator, clay and wire, 98.50 × 58.00 × 56.50 cm (display dimensions variable), (Tate Modern, London).

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