Joseph Beuys

Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) was a German artist, teacher and art theorist, born in Krefeld, who taught at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1961 until his dismissal in 1972. He took part in Fluxus from the early 1960s and built his work on performances, multiples and the idea of social sculpture, which saw society as a work that everyone can help shape. He is known for actions such as How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare (1965).