Beuys, like Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol, precisely orchestrated his public image, building a personal myth that has the power to bind together his entire oeuvre. This book attempts to break through the mass of obscurantist writing about Joseph Beuys, to introduce him in a simple and clear manner through his individual drawings, used here as the basis for discussions of his life, art and ideas. Some employ such media as hare's blood or margarine, or are realized on envelopes, emphasizing their function as a reservoir of ...
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Beuys, like Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol, precisely orchestrated his public image, building a personal myth that has the power to bind together his entire oeuvre. This book attempts to break through the mass of obscurantist writing about Joseph Beuys, to introduce him in a simple and clear manner through his individual drawings, used here as the basis for discussions of his life, art and ideas. Some employ such media as hare's blood or margarine, or are realized on envelopes, emphasizing their function as a reservoir of ideas for Beuy's sculpture, "actions", performance art and other enterprises.
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Add this copy of Thinking is Form. the Drawings of Joseph Beuys...With a to cart. $100.00, like new condition, Sold by Zephyr Used & Rare Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Thames and Hudson/Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Folio. 276 pp. 291 illusts. (135 in colour). Beige cloth, gilt decoration front cover & lettering on spine, w/ d.j. F/F copy from the library of Dr. Rochelle Martin, w/ a couple leaves of manuscript annotations by Dr. Martin laid-in. First edition of this well-illustrated work illustrating the major touring exhibition which used Beuys's drawings as the springboard for discussions of his life, art, and ideas.
Add this copy of Thinking is Form: the Drawings of Joseph Beuys to cart. $112.50, good condition, Sold by Jero Books and Templet Co. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Monica, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Thames & Hudson.
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Good in Good jacket. Art / Drawing. Folio. First edition. (1993) Hardcover with dust jacket. Folio with 279 pages. The book is in good condition with some slight shelf wear, previous owner's name & phone neatly written in pen at top of front free end paper. The front hinge is torn at top 1/2". A few pages have some underlining, marks. The dust jacket is in good condition with some shelf wear and bumping to edges. Sunning to the spine. Interior is clean and tight. "the art and life of this controversial and extremely influential German artist remain impenetrably intertwined-even more so perhaps because Beuys, like Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol, precisely orchestrated his public image." Off-White spine/Black text. #032073.
Add this copy of Thinking is Form: the Drawings of Joseph Beuys to cart. $197.01, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Thames & Hudson.
