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Joseph Beuys

Joseph Heinrich Beuys (/bɔɪs/ BOYSS; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}German: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈbɔʏs]; 12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German artist, teacher, performance artist, and art…

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Known for
Performance, sculpture, visual art, sociophilosophy, theory of art
Notable work
How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare (1965) Fettecke (1965)
Education
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Born
Joseph Heinrich Beuys (1921-05-12)12 May 1921 Krefeld, Germany
Children
2
Died
23 January 1986(1986-01-23) (aged 64) Düsseldorf, West Germany

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related to National and international recognition (1975–1986) · 50
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related to Childhood and early life in the Third Reich (1921–1941) · 27
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related to The concept of "Social Sculpture" · 24
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Joseph Beuys → Joseph Heinrich Beuys (1921-05-12)12 May 1921 Krefeld, Germany

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Joseph BeuysEducationKunstakademie Düsseldorf1.00infobox
Joseph BeuysKnown forPerformance, sculpture, visual art, sociophilosophy, theory of art1.00infobox
Joseph BeuysNotable workHow to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare (1965) Fettecke (1965)1.00infobox
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Georg Baselitzinstance ofconsiders this performance pivotal for the reception of German avant-garde art in the United States since it paved the way for recognition of not only Beuys's own work but also…0.80text

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