Joseph Beuys
German artist and art theorist (1921–1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Heinrich Beuys (/bɔɪs/ BOYSS, German: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈbɔʏs]; 12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German artist, teacher, performance artist, and art theorist whose work reflected concepts of humanism, sociology, and, with Heinrich Böll, Johannes Stüttgen, Caroline Tisdall, Robert McDowell, and Enrico Wolleb, created the Free International University for Creativity & Interdisciplinary Research (FIU). He previously in his talks and performances also formed The Party for Animals and The Organisation for Direct Democracy. He was a member of a Dadaist art movement Fluxus and singularly inspirational in developing of Performance Art, called Kunst Aktionen, alongside Wiener Aktionismus that Allan Kaprow and Carolee Schneemann termed Art Happenings. Today, internationally, the largest performance art group is BBeyond in Belfast, led by Alastair MacLennan who knew Beuys and like many adapts Beuys's ethos.
Joseph Beuys | |
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Born | Joseph Heinrich Beuys (1921-05-12)12 May 1921 |
Died | 23 January 1986(1986-01-23) (aged 64) |
Education | Kunstakademie Düsseldorf |
Known for | Performance, sculpture, visual art, sociophilosophy, theory of art |
Notable work | How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare (1965) Fettecke (1965) |
Spouse |
Eva Wurmbach
(m. 1959) |
Children | 2 |
Beuys is known for his "extended definition of art" in which the ideas of social sculpture could potentially reshape society and politics. He frequently held open public debates on a wide range of subjects, including political, environmental, social, and long-term cultural issues.[1][2]
Beuys was professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1961 until 1972. He was a founding member and life-long supporter of the German Green Party.