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Joseph Beuys
Person

Joseph Beuys

Specialty
Acting
Birth
May 12, 1921 · 64 years
Death
January 23, 1986
Origin
Krefeld, Germany

Professional Trajectory

Joseph Beuys was a German artist, theorist and teacher who was highly influential in international contemporary art in the latter half of the 20th century. He is a founder of the art movement known as Fluxus, and a practitioner and exemplar of happenings, and performance art.

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