Joseph Beuys :
actions, vitrines, environments /
Mark Rosenthal, with Sean Rainbird and Claudia Schmuckli.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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Houston : Menil Collection ; ©2004.
- Summary
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"Joseph Beuys (1921-86) - the German sculptor and performance artist - became one of the most influential figures in modern and contemporary art. His charismatic presence, extraordinary life, and unconventional artistic style (incorporating ritualized movement and sound, and materials such as fat, felt, earth, honey, blood, and even dead animals) gained him international fame and notoriety from the 1960s through the 1980s. Beuys's innovative influence is particularly felt in the field of sculpture, whose definition he expanded to encompass performance art, vitrine cases, and site-specific environments." "With a comprehensive chronology of Beuys's activities as an artist and activist, this book is essential for those interested in the life, work, and legacy of one of the art world's most intriguing figures."--Jacket.
- Note
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Catalog of an exhibition at Menil Collection, Houston, Oct. 8, 2004-Jan. 2, 2005 and Tate Modern, London, Feb. 4-May 2, 2005.
- Physical Description
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224 pages :
illustrations (some color) ;
31 cm
- ISBN
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9781854375872
1854375873
9781854375858
1854375857
9780939594580
0939594587
9780300104967
0300104960
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