The 20th-century German artist Joseph Beuys helped to overturn the idea of art as something to hang on a museum wall or stand on a pedestal. Known for his enormous installations and series of ...

A new exhibition at S.M.A.K. explores the decades-long conservation of Wirtschaftswerte, an installation by Joseph Beuys.

Painter, sculptor, and conceptualist Joseph Beuys is one of the most influential artists of the latter half of the 20th century. Beuys was born in 1921 in Kleve, Germany, making him just the right age ...

Installation view, “Joseph Beuys: Process 1971-1985” at Rooster Gallery, with “Wirtschaftswert Filzrolle” (“Economic Value – roll of felt”) (1976–80), far left, and “L’arte è una zanzara dalle mille ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joseph Beuys is a giant in the German art worldNiklaus Stauss/akg-images/picture alliance Joseph Beuys' artworks and performances ...

In addition to always looking cool in his trademark fedora and fur coats, Joseph Beuys was one of the most influential artists of the mid 20th century. Enigmatic, charming, fervent, obsessive, ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has opened a large installation of ...

This is the second article in a three-part series looking at more “conceptual” forms of art. The first article looked at how citizenship can be shaped, defined and reinterpreted through different art ...

Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) is famed for a broad spectrum of activity that ranged from the deeply abstract, such as sculpting with fat and felt, to ‘aktion’ (actions) that had direct social and political ...

LOS ANGELES — In the last few years, many artists and critics — often those who are White and male — have chastised the art world for being too focused on identity. Two include Dean Kissick, who ...