Portrait pas fait : Joseph Beuys, 1972
Drawing, 55 × 38 × 2 cm.
©image: M HKA, Courtesy Galerie Emmanuel Hervé, Paris
Collection: Courtesy Galerie Emmanuel Hervé, Paris.
The Principle of Equivalence, Filliou’s very own trinity, is a full frontal attack on the fundaments of Western culture: value and judgment. From an artistic and philosophical point of view, ‘well made’ may be seen as the canonical ideal of imitating nature and ‘badly made’ as a space for research and experimentation, while ‘not made’ is concept, axiom or principle.
Excerpt of the conversation between Robert Filliou (RF) and Irmeline Lebeer (IL), Flayosc, France, August 1976.
IL: ‘N’: ‘Not-Made Portraits.’
RF: Do you want us to put some photos? I have them. No text, since we’ve already explained ‘Principle of Equivalence’.
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> Exhibition: Robert Filliou – The Secret of Permanent Creation. M HKA, Antwerpen, 13 October 2016 - 22 January 2017.
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