Felt Hat, The: Joseph Beuys. A Life Told

Provides a much-needed, accessible introduction to the work of this seminal 20th century. The book traces Beuys’ life from his birth in Krefels Germany in 1921 through his early studies in the natural sciences to the dramatic events surrounding his plane crash during the war and his rescue by a tribe of Tartars and finally through his substantial career as an artist in the postwar years up until his death in 1986. At each stage in thus biographical story, the author introduces thematic concepts and statements related to Beuy’s work and philosophy, drawing on his statements, writings, and lectures. The author, Lucrezia De Domizio, has played an active and important part in the Italian and European art scene since the 1970’s as a journalist and patron, and her home with husband Buby Durini became a meeting center for the main figures in Conceptual Art and Arte Povera including Beuys, Merz, Kounellis, Fabro, Ontani, Clemente, and Chia, among many others. She is the author of fourteen books on Beuys and has organized several major exhibitions and conferences on his work.From the beginning of the Sixties until his death, Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) dominated the contemporary avant-garde art scene. Illustrated