Joseph Beuys is one of Germany's most famous artists of the postwar period, but his stance on National Socialism remains a divisive matter that still needs critical examination.

One Fine Show: “Joseph Beuys, In Defense of Nature” at The Broad It's an important show, but the question we ought to ask is: should we still be looking to artists for political solutions in 2025?

Curators Andrea Gyordy and Sarah Loyer position the show as a reflection on Beuys’s environmental activism. He was a member of numerous conservation organizations, including Germany’s Green ...

Joseph Beuys, Rhine Water Polluted, 1981, bottle containing green-dyed Rhine water, paper label, screwcap with oil paint (Browncross).Courtesy of The Broad (left) 7000 Oaks exhibition section.Photo ...

The “Joseph Beuys: In Defense of Nature” exhibit that opened Nov. 16 delves into the life of German artist and activist Joseph Beuys and displays over 400 pieces of his works. Every piece displayed, ...

This first-floor exhibition at the Broad features hundreds of German artist Joseph Beuys’s “multiples,” editioned objects (with a focus here on environmentalism) that stretched the meaning ...

Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) is famed for a broad spectrum of activity that ranged from the deeply abstract, such as sculpting with fat and felt, to ‘aktion’ (actio ...

The Beuys exhibition at the Broad, which opens Nov. 14, will feature more than 400 works of art that represent Beuys’ practice and his dedication to environmental justice and democracy.

I Like America and America Likes Me. That was the seemingly lighthearted title of an inscrutable, very serious, and now legendary 1974 performance by the German artist Joseph Beuys. The artist ...

A series of portraits of Joseph Beuys created by Andy Warhol during the 1980s are currently on view at London’s Thaddaeus Ropac, as part of an exhibition that delves into the relationship ...

Action artist, activist, sculptor, draughtsman and professor at the Düsseldorf Art Academy: Joseph Beuys would have turned 100 in 2021. His ideas, works and political commitment had a significant ...