Joseph Beuys Parallel Processes by Ackermann Marion (3 results)

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Hardcover. Former owner laminated jacket onto boards and spine. Water-wrinkling and staining to edges of pages. Highlighting and pencil markings to a few pages. Tearing to bottom end of spine; no pages loose. 430 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean. This monograph is a massive survey of Joseph Beuys work prepared to accompany the exhibition in Dusseldorf at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein Westfalen from September 11, 2010 to January 16, 2011. Curated by Marion Ackermann and Isabelle Malz with contributions by about a dozen writers. Illustrated in color and black & white. List of Works with 279 works catalogued. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 430 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. 24 years after his death, artist, teacher, and activistJoseph Beuys (1921 1986) is celebrated with anall-inclusive exhibition organized in his hometownDÃÆ'üsseldorf. A highly controversial artist during hislifetime, for whom artistic practice, teaching andpolitical activism were were wedded to each other, heis considered today one of the most important figuresof 20th century avant-garde art, mentioned in thesame breath as Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol.He revolutionized sculpture by using new materialssuch as felt, honey and grease, which enabled himto explore and represent psychological subjects ofunparalleled breadth and intensity. Making our notionof sculpture flow and expand, he also dissolved it bytranslating his vision into actions that oscillated betweenhappenings and mime and reminded many viewersof shaman rituals.In his early drawings based on abstract forms Beuysdeveloped an idiosyncratic iconography palpitatingbetween fairy tale and fantasy.…