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Joseph Beuys: Bathtub for a Heroine
13 January 2026 — 28 March 2026
Ending SoonThaddaeus Ropac presents the first exhibition to trace the decades-long development of Beuys's Bathtub (1961–85), shown in the UK for the first time alongside key precursor works and drawings that illuminate his concept of art as social transformation.
From Thaddaeus Ropac London
Thaddaeus Ropac London is pleased to present Bathtub for a Heroine, the first exhibition to bring to focus the decades-long evolution of Joseph Beuys’s monumental Bathtub (1961–85, cast 1987), a pivotal late work now on view in the United Kingdom for the first time. The exhibition brings together the sculpture’s key precursors, including Bathtub for a Heroine (1950/1961/1984), Mammoth’s Tooth, Framed (1961) and Lead Woman (1949)....
Read more at Thaddaeus Ropac London →Critic Reviews
The Guardian
Jonathan Jones
The grotesque bathtub containing all the horrors of modern history
"There’s no escape from the torments of the past in this show, which celebrates the German artist at his most Wagnerian, enchanting and sickening you simultaneously"
Read full review →About the Artist
Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, 1974
Joseph Beuys
German · 1921–1986
Performance, Sculpture, Installation, Drawing & Works on Paper
Beuys reinvented the role of the artist as shaman and social activist, using felt, fat, and performance to propose that art could heal — and that everyone held creative potential.
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Mayfair, London·View on artmap
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday ·10am–6pm
Saturday10am–6pm
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© Thaddaeus Ropac London
Joseph Beuys: Bathtub for a Heroine
13 January 2026 — 28 March 2026
Ending SoonThaddaeus Ropac presents the first exhibition to trace the decades-long development of Beuys's Bathtub (1961–85), shown in the UK for the first time alongside key precursor works and drawings that illuminate his concept of art as social transformation.
From Thaddaeus Ropac London
Thaddaeus Ropac London is pleased to present Bathtub for a Heroine, the first exhibition to bring to focus the decades-long evolution of Joseph Beuys’s monumental Bathtub (1961–85, cast 1987), a pivotal late work now on view in the United Kingdom for the first time. The exhibition brings together the sculpture’s key precursors, including Bathtub for a Heroine (1950/1961/1984), Mammoth’s Tooth, Framed (1961) and Lead Woman (1949)....
Read more at Thaddaeus Ropac London →Critic Reviews
The Guardian
Jonathan Jones
The grotesque bathtub containing all the horrors of modern history
"There’s no escape from the torments of the past in this show, which celebrates the German artist at his most Wagnerian, enchanting and sickening you simultaneously"
Read full review →About the Artist
Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, 1974
Joseph Beuys
German · 1921–1986
Performance, Sculpture, Installation, Drawing & Works on Paper
Beuys reinvented the role of the artist as shaman and social activist, using felt, fat, and performance to propose that art could heal — and that everyone held creative potential.
Visit
Mayfair, London·View on artmap
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday ·10am–6pm
Saturday10am–6pm