The Art Newspaper

The way to any Beuys heart

By The Art Newspaper. From In The Frame
Published online: 17 July 2009

Uber-collector Anthony d’Offay revealed his softer side at the launch of “Beuys is Here: Sculpture Object Action Revolution” (until 27 September) at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill (one of 18 galleries across the UK showing over 30 “Artist Rooms” from the collection - now co-owned by Tate - created by the London gallerist). The show, supported by The Art Fund, includes major works, such as Scala Napoletana (1985), by Joseph Beuys who became a romantic conduit for the dealer and his wife Anne in the 1970s. D'Offay's touching revelation that the couple "courted" each other through a mutual love of Beuys's art (think fat and felt) even moved Nicholas Serota, Tate director, to quip that the late German artist “is the way to any boy’s heart”.