Carmen Sutcliffe reviews Joseph Beuys’ oak planting at ECA. A sunlit, crisp October morning. I am in the leafy grass area next to ECA Café. Students and faculty members mill around, there are camera and sound technicians. At the centre of the hubbub I catch sight of the guest of honour, Scottish-Italian artist Richard Demarco, […]
“A Unique Partnership” examines the artistic camaraderie of two great names in the post World War era. Joseph Beuys, a prestigious German artist and lecturer and Richard Demarco, a Scottish patron and champion of the arts. The exhibition is a detailed showcase of Beuys’ years in Edinburgh during the early seventies, documented in a combination […]