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Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 1997. Hardcover. VG/VG+. Black cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 239 pp.; 152 color and duotone plates. Inspired by the idea of an imaginary Beuys exhibition--one unencumbered by the fragility of the works, insurance, geography, etc.; Provides an overview of Beuys's work, presented chronologically. Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) was one of the most original and influential artists of the twentieth century. Challenging the traditional confines of art, he embraced a broader, philosophically and politically based practice formulated in the dictum "Everyone is an artist." His unique approach to the creative process transformed materials such as felt, fat, honey, blood, wax, copper, and sulfur into fluent and expressive artistic media. Called the most olfactory artist in history, he preferred the smells of the pungent and decaying, just as he favored the indecent, ugly, and disfigured over the polished, shiny, tasteful products of city slickers and social seekers.…
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- Title The Essential Joseph Beuys
- Author Alain Borer
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 239
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher MIT Press (MA), Cambridge, MA
- Date 1997-05
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780262024310 / 0262024314
- Weight 3.69 lbs (1.67 kg)
- Dimensions 12.58 x 9.74 x 0.99 in (31.95 x 24.74 x 2.51 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Beuys, Joseph - Criticism and interpretation
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97005927
- Dewey Decimal Code 709.2
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