Biography
Joseph Beuys
Real name: Joseph Heinrich Beuys
Effective period / Period of releases: 1969 - 2021
Joseph Beuys was an avant-garde artist (born 12th May, 1921, in Krefeld/Germany - died 23rd January, 1986, in Düsseldorf/Germany). During the 1960s and 1970s he was an art teacher at the Kunstakademie (Arts Academy) in Düsseldorf, after his dismissal he formed the "Free International University" together with other German artists. Beuys is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential artists of the 20th century.