Joseph Beuys (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈbɔʏs]; 12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German Fluxus, happening and performance artist as well as a sculptor, installation artist, graphic artist, art theorist and pedagogue of art.His extensive work is grounded in concepts of humanism, social philosophy and anthroposophy; it culminates in his "extended definition of art" and the idea of social sculpture as a gesamtkunstwerk, for which he claimed a creative, participatory role in shaping society and politics. His career was characterized by passionate, even acrimonious public debate. He is now regarded as one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century.
Modern artist who created drawings, sculpture and video art, but is best known for his performance works and installations (notably "How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare" [1965] and "Coyote; 'I Like America and America Likes Me'" [1974]). He is considered one of the most influential European artists of the late 20th century.
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A strident enviromentalist and political activist, he was one of the founders of "Die Grunen", the Green Party of (West) Germany, in 1979.
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Was a fighter pilot for the Luftwaffe during WW2. He claimed that after his plane was shot down over the Crimea in the dead of winter, he was rescued by nomadic Tartars who saved him from frostbite by covering him in animal fat and a felt blanket. Both materials would later appear promenantly in his artwork.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bananas
1982
TV Series
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Zeige deine Wunde - Aufbau des Environments
1980
Video concept
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Deutsche Lebensläufe
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Club 2
1983
TV Series
Himself
Beuys
1981
Short
Himself
The Shock of the New
1980
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Joseph Beuys - Jeder Mensch ist ein Künstler
1980
Documentary
Himself
Zeige deine Wunde - Aufbau des Environments
1980
Video
Himself
Masters of Modern Sculpture Part II: Beyond Cubism
1978
Documentary
Himself
How Does It Feel?
1976
Documentary
Himself
Germany
1976
Documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
Ausfegen
1972
TV Short documentary
Himself
Ludwig van
1970
TV Movie documentary
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Beuys
2017
Documentary
Himself
Arrows of Time
2007
Documentary
Himself
Unsere Besten
2003
TV Series
Himself
Tate Modern
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Zeige deine Wunde - Aufbau des Environments (1980) as Writer
$16 Million