Everyone is an Artist. Cosmopolitical Exercises with Joseph Beuys

In thirteen chapters, the catalogue offers profound insight into the cosmopolitan thinking of Joseph Beuys, as manifested in his actions, which are presented in the form of videos and photographs. For it is in this capacity – as an acting, speaking and moving figure – that Beuys examined the central, radical idea of his expanded concept of art: "Every human being is an artist." The goal of his universalist approach was to renew society from the ground up. To this day, his influence can be felt in artistic and political discourses. In this book, contemporary artists and representatives from various areas of society enter into a multilayered, transcultural dialogue with Beuys. From today's perspective, they confirm, question and expand upon his theses about the possibilities of a future conceived via art.