Joseph Beuys
German artist
JOSEPH BEUYS - alchemist, social visionary and artist - was born in 1921 in Germany. In 1961 he became Professor of Monumental Sculpture at the Dusseldorf Academy, but was expelled in 1972. Following his first gallery 'action' in 1965, 'Teaching... Google Books
Born: May 12, 1921, Krefeld, Germany
Died: January 23, 1986 (age 64 years), Düsseldorf, Germany
Periods: Modern art, Fluxus, Conceptual art, and more
Influenced by: Carl Jung, James Joyce, Rudolf Steiner, and more
Spouse: Eva Beuys (m. 1959–1986)
Descendants: Jessyka Beuys and Wenzel Beuys
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