ISBN  9780714861340
Autor  ALLAN ANTLIFF
Editorial  PHAIDON
Condicion  Nuevo
The Phaidon Focus series presents engaging up to date introductions to art s modern masters. Compact affordable and beautifully produced the books in this growing series are written by top experts in their field. Each features a complete chronological survey of an artist s life and career interspersed throughout with one page "Focus" essays examining specific bodies of work. Joseph Beuys ranks amongst the most radical and influential artists to emerge during the second half of the twentieth century. An enigmatic figure who was never one to shun controversy Beuys strove to establish a truly democratic approach towards making and presenting art. Here Allan Antliff the Canada Research Chair in Modern Art at the University of Victoria and a founding member of the Toronto Anarchist Free School explores the origins development style and themes of Beuys provocative and prophetic work.