Joseph Beuys: Mapping The Legacy [Paperback]

Gene Ray (Author), Lukas Beckmann (Author), Peter Nisbet (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2, 2001

A distinguished group of critics, art historians and artists gathered at the Ringling Museum to take part in an international symposium on the legacy of Joseph Beuys. The papers presented here examine the artist's various productive modes by means of different critical tools and criteria. The result is a much needed reader that will help both students and art professionals come to terms with this controversial and eno

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: D.A.P./Ringling Museum (November 2, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891024035
• ISBN-13: 978-1891024030
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #484,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for all, academic and passing interest, April 1, 2002

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This review is from: Joseph Beuys: Mapping The Legacy (Paperback)

This is an excellent book out of the 12 I've consulted for my final year dissertation, when I ordered if from Amazon I was torn between this one and the Adriana "felt hat: A life told" but the costumer reviews put me off. Having read Adrianas "JB the art of cooking" from the library, buying this book from editor Gene Ray was certainly the best way to go. The book is similar to, but more accessible than, the Critique of Beuys from the tate series. It contains however, the vital "Twilight of the Idols" by benjamin Buchloh which, if nothing else reveals some of the misconceptions and horrors that beuys provoked...but it offers another article by Buchloh, written 20 years later that acts almost as a retraction. the presentation and the much needed balance of argument makes this book an absolute must for anyone, from any level of understanding to purchase. A great, essential read on Joseph Beuys.