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Birth Day: 1921-05-12
Place of birth: Krefeld, Germany
Joseph Beuys was a German artist, theorist and teacher who was highly influential in international contemporary art in the latter half of the 20th century. He is a founder of the art movement known as Fluxus, and a practitioner and exemplar of happenings, and performance art.