September 20 through December 7, 1997
Busch-Reisinger Museum

The exhibition, drawn from the Art Museums' recently acquired comprehensive collection of the work of Joseph Beuys (1921-1986), is organized by Peter Nisbet, Daimler-Benz Curator, Busch-Reisinger Museum, and curated by students in his spring semester seminar at Harvard College.

Not intended as a survey of Beuys' extensive and multifarious career, the exhibition will address selected issues and problems, as part of the Busch-Reisinger Museum's ongoing engagement with the work of Beuys, surely the most influential figure in post-war German, and indeed European art. Beuys is known for his shamanistic artist's persona, his political engagement, and his provocative, emotionally resonant art in a challenging variety of materials and media.

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