The Essential Joseph Beuys

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Essential Joseph Beuys
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alain Borer
Edited by Lothar Schirmer
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 309,Width 238
Category/GenreArt and design styles - from c 1900 to now
Non-graphic art forms
Individual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9780500092675
ClassificationsDewey:709.2
Audience
General
Undergraduate
Illustrations 83 Illustrations, black and white; 77 Illustrations, color

Publishing Details

Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 27 January 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

From 1945 to 1985, Joseph Beuys produced a body of work which was the subject of much critical discussion during his own lifetime. Arranged chronologically, this overview draws on selected works produced during this 40-year period and includes drawings and watercolours, sculptures and objects, environments and performances. Alain Borer takes in nature and people, material and form, chaos and reason and addresses the transformation of his work from early imaginary worlds into ever more fluent and unlimited artistic forms.

Author Biography

Alain Borer is a French poet and writer. He has been a Professor at l'Ecole superieure des beaux-arts de Tours since 1979, and a Visting Professor at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 2005.