Joseph Beuys

Birthday: May 12th, 1921 Date of Death: January 23rd, 1986 Place of Birth: Krefeld, Germany

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.