Joseph Beuys: The Reader
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Editor: Claudia MeschEditor: Viola Michely
Foreword: Arthur C. Danto
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-17
ISBN: 0262633515
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: The MIT Press
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Book Review: A Very Important Book, A Very Important Artist
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a much appreciated addition to the available writings on Joseph Beuys. Mesch and Michely have succeeded in providing a context for studying the work of Beuys. This has been an elusive task for any student of Beuys, due to the wide variety of projects that he pursued and the manipulations of his media persona. 'Joseph Beuys: The Reader' is beautifully organized to be very helpful in undertaking the vast difference of opinion of a vast and sometimes seemingly disconnected art practice. The six sections that divide the book each address a central issue concerning Beuys art practice and his relationship to art history. These topical sections, rather than a chronological or biographical organization (which is the norm according to the introduction), allow the reader to much more easily make comparisons and contrasts between the individual essays. As well, each essay offers some of the best writing on Beuys, focusing on his artwork rather than his legend.
This book is a fundamental for any person who is interested in understanding the work (and myth) of Joseph Beuys.
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