The medium and the message
Art and politics in the work of Joseph Beuys
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12920065 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Gyorody (University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 117-137 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sixties (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1754-1336 • E-ISSN: 1754-1328 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17541328.2015.1043800 |
| OpenAlex | W1948304419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article explores the political implications of the work of German artist Joseph Beuys (1921–86). Focusing on a selection of the artist’s political projects between 1967 and 1983, this article considers his work in the context of contemporaneous art movements that sought to merge art and life. It argues that what set Beuys apart from his peers was his use of politics as a medium by which to communicate a message about the revolutionary potential of art. It further argues that while Beuys’s political efficacy was limited in his lifetime, his approach, termed “social sculpture,” has been influential for successive generations of artists
Art · Art history · Context (archaeology · German · Merge (version control · Political science · Politics · Sculpture · Sociology · Visual arts · Art, Politics, and Modernism · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Computer Science · History · Law · Visual Culture and Art Theory
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |