Fettecke
Joseph Beuys’ conceptual work Fettecke (1959) consists of a simple chunk of fat placed in a gallery corner. The piece emphasizes material and process over form, highlighting energy, transformation, and impermanence. It challenges traditional notions of art by turning an ordinary, perishable substance into a symbolic medium, asking viewers to reconsider the meaning of materials, space, and the role of the artist in defining what art can be.