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Beuys

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Beuys  (boiz, bois), Joseph 1921-1986.
German artist who attempted to convey his highly politicized views through sculpture, drawings, and performance art.

Beuys (German) [bɔis]
n
(Biographies / Beuys, Joseph (1921-1986) M, German, ARTS AND CRAFTS: artist) Joseph (ˈjoːzɛf). 1921-86, German artist, a celebrated figure of the avant-garde, noted esp for his sculptures made of felt and animal fat


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The tour will also include works by Diane Arbus, Joseph Beuys, Alex Katz, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Koons, Jannis Kounellis, Sol LeWitt, Gerhard Richter, Bill Viola, Lawrence Weiner and Francesca Woodman.
Rather, it features an organic, dialogical and collaborative approach to learning, one influenced by the precedents of Black Mountain College (1933-1957) and Joseph Beuys' Free International University for Creativity and Interdisciplinary Research (circa 1974, when Beuys presented scores of educational lectures as performances, documented in a series of photographs and blackboard drawings (2)).
Focusing on the phenomenon of emptiness, it juxtaposes traditional Japanese artworks such as calligraphy, Zen painting, lacquerworks, samurai swords and ritual tea ceremony utensils with selected Western minimalist artworks by artists such as Carl Andre, Joseph Beuys, Alberto Giacometti, Johannes Itten, Donald Judd, Paul Klee, Yves Klein, Richard Long, Barnett Newman, and Cy Twombly.
 
 
 
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