In this 25th and final episode of “Die Erde spricht / The Earth is Speaking” we listen to Irish artists Maud Cotter and John Carson reflect on their experiences of having attended Joseph Beuys’ blackboard lectures in Cork and Belfast in 1974. They do so in the context of a current exhibition at Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin titled “Joseph Beuys: From the Secret Block to Rosc” which reflects on Beuys’ relationship to Ireland. John Carson joins long-time friend and fellow artist Sean Lynch, while Maud Cotter joins Logan Sisley, Acting Head of Collections at Hugh Lane Gallery, in conversation. Together they consider the effects that the mythic and monumental figure of Beuys had – and didn’t have – on young artists studying across Ireland in 1974.

As part of the celebration of the centenary of the birth of Joseph Beuys, Goethe-Institut Irland and Hugh Lane Gallery have collaborated on an ongoing programme of talks, screenings and events.

“The Irish Blackboards: Reflections on Joseph Beuys’ 1974 Visit to Ireland“ podcast was produced and edited by Kimberly Griffith Walsh as part of the Hugh Lane Gallery’s Education programme 2021. www.hughlane.ie