Joseph Beuys’ practice can be described as being actions, whether artistic, social or political. Inspired by his contacts with the Fluxus mov
Joseph Beuys was an artist who worked against the logic and hegemony of modernism. Modernism can be characterised by a shift towards individu
J Joseph Beuys visited Antwerp in the late 1960s and early 1970s for exhibitions and events at Wide White Space Gallery run by Anny De De
From the very beginning, animals played an important role in Joseph Beuys work. Bees, hares, stags, swans and several other animals constantl
Joseph Beuys extensively used the term 'energy' in relation to his work. He often used materials such as fat and copper, one can associate wi
Fluxus was a movement from the early of the 1960s which wanted to broaden the concept of art by eliminating the boundaries between the variou
In 1974, Joseph Beuys and writer Heinrich Böll founded the Freie Internationale Hochschule für Kreativität und Interdisziplinäre Forschung (F
Joseph Beuys often used unconventional materials for his work. They perform an important function, providing complex layers of associations a
From a very early age, Joseph Beuys was fascinated by nature, obsessively busy cataloguing the fauna and flora in his living environment. At
From the 1960s onwards, Joseph Beuys was actively engaged in politics. Out of his extensive concept of art and his belief that the creativity
The contrast between tight, crystalline structures on the one hand and soft organic forms on the other forms the basis for the theory of scul
To make his works on paper, Joseph Beuys used different materials, from more traditional ones such as pencil, pastel, oil and collage, to rat
The term Eurasia refers to the land mass, or supercontinent, that includes the regions of Europe and Asia. Within the work of Joseph Beuys, E
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