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Joseph Beuys

Joseph Beuys

German, 1921–1986

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Joseph Heinrich Beuys was a German artist, teacher, performance artist, and art theorist whose work reflected concepts of humanism and sociology. With Heinrich Böll, Johannes Stüttgen, Caroline Tisdall, Robert McDowell, and Enrico Wolleb, Beuys created the Free International University for Creativity & Interdisciplinary Research (FIU). Through his talks and performances, he 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.

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Works in Collection

95 works
A Rolled Banner - Hare's Blood

A Rolled Banner - Hare's Blood

Joseph Beuys

1983

Action Plan (Aktionsplan)

Action Plan (Aktionsplan)

Joseph Beuys

1964

American Hare Sugar I (Amerikanischer Hasenzucker I)

American Hare Sugar I (Amerikanischer Hasenzucker I)

Joseph Beuys

1974

Athenian Moon Owl

Athenian Moon Owl

Joseph Beuys

1970-82

Blackboard (Schultafel)

Blackboard (Schultafel)

Joseph Beuys

1974

Blood/Nerves (Blut/Nerven)

Blood/Nerves (Blut/Nerven)

Joseph Beuys

1974

Celtic

Celtic

Joseph Beuys

1971-84

Celtic + ~~~~

Celtic + ~~~~

Joseph Beuys

1971

Creativity = Capital (Kreativität = Kapital)

Creativity = Capital (Kreativität = Kapital)

Joseph Beuys

1977

Democracy Is Merry (Demokratie ist lustig)

Democracy Is Merry (Demokratie ist lustig)

Joseph Beuys

1973

Dick Higgins' Graphis No. 118 (1962), performed during Festum Fluxorum/Fluxus/Musik und Antimusik/Das Instrumentale Theater, Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf, February 3, 1963

Dick Higgins' Graphis No. 118 (1962), performed during Fe...

Joseph Beuys

1963

Doll (Puppe)

Doll (Puppe)

Joseph Beuys

1960

Dynamis 3, Dynamis

Dynamis 3, Dynamis

Joseph Beuys

1960

Earth Telephone (Erdtelephon)

Earth Telephone (Erdtelephon)

Joseph Beuys

1973

En Bloc

En Bloc

Joseph Beuys

1969–72

Eurasia Siberian Symphony 1963

Eurasia Siberian Symphony 1963

Joseph Beuys

1966

Evervess II 1

Evervess II 1

Joseph Beuys

1968

Fat (Fett)

Fat (Fett)

Joseph Beuys

1974

Fat Felt Sculpture (Fat Battery)

Fat Felt Sculpture (Fat Battery)

Joseph Beuys

1963

Fe

Fe

Joseph Beuys

1951

Felt Suit (Filzanzug)

Felt Suit (Filzanzug)

Joseph Beuys

1970

Female Torso (Frauentorso)

Female Torso (Frauentorso)

Joseph Beuys

1985

Fluxus Anthology

Fluxus Anthology

Joseph Beuys

1989

Fluxus Zone West / Fluxus West

Fluxus Zone West / Fluxus West

Joseph Beuys

1971

Exhibitions

24 exhibitions

Jul 28, 1971 – Nov 01, 1971

Ways of Looking

132 artists · 1 curator

Nov 01, 1974 – Jan 31, 1975

Projects: Video II

4 artists · 1 curator

Dec 09, 1975 – Mar 07, 1976

A Museum Menagerie

57 artists · 1 curator

Jan 23, 1976 – Mar 09, 1976

Drawing Now: 1955–1975

45 artists · 1 curator

May 18, 1979 – Aug 07, 1979

Contemporary Sculpture: Selections from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

55 artists · 1 curator

Oct 15, 1981 – Jan 03, 1982

Prints: Acquisitions 1977–1981

74 artists · 1 curator

Sep 23, 1982 – Oct 26, 1982

Video and Satellite

9 artists · 1 curator

Dec 09, 1982 – Jan 31, 1983

Videoart in Germany: 1963–1982

31 artists · 2 curators

May 27, 1983 – Oct 11, 1983

Some Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

32 artists · 1 curator

May 17, 1984

Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings

61 artists · 2 curators

Sep 27, 1984 – Nov 20, 1984

Video and Ritual

15 artists · 1 curator

Dec 08, 1984 – May 20, 1985

Contemporary Drawings

38 artists · 1 curator

May 26, 1985 – Oct 29, 1985

Drawing in Austria and Germany

41 artists · 1 curator

Dec 18, 1985 – May 20, 1986

American Prints: 1900–1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books

98 artists · 1 curator

Feb 07, 1986 – Jul 08, 1986

Recent Acquisitions: Contemporary Prints

42 artists · 1 curator

Apr 11, 1986 – Oct 09, 1986

Contemporary Works from the Collection

51 artists · 1 curator

Apr 26, 1986 – Sep 02, 1986

Sculptors' Drawings

41 artists · 1 curator

Jan 24, 1987 – Jun 14, 1987

Drawings Acquisitions

65 artists · 1 curator

Jun 04, 1987 – Sep 08, 1987

BERLINART 1961–1987

51 artists

Jun 24, 1987 – Sep 15, 1987

Selections from the Video Study Collection: 1968–1987

32 artists · 1 curator

Mar 24, 1988 – Jul 19, 1988

Contemporary Print Acquisitions, 1986–1988

28 artists · 1 curator

Jul 28, 1988 – Oct 23, 1988

Europe, America: A Selection from the Collection

13 artists · 1 curator

Apr 06, 1989 – Aug 08, 1989

Master Prints from the Collection

102 artists · 1 curator

Nov 13, 1989 – Mar 13, 1990

For 20 Years: Editions Schellmann

21 artists · 1 curator