‘When Beuys came to Belfast’ by Bill Kirk
When Joseph Beuys came to the New University of Ulster (Art College) in November 1974 to talk to students, Bill Kirk, himself a 2nd year student of photography snapped the proceedings.
Joseph Heinrich Beuys; (12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German artist, teacher, performance artist, and art theorist whose work reflected concepts of humanism, sociology, and anthroposophy. He was a founder of a provocative art movement known as Fluxus and was a key figure in the development of Happenings.
Beuys is known for his “extended definition of art” in which the ideas of social sculpture could potentially reshape society and politics. He frequently held open public debates on a wide range of subjects, including political, environmental, social, and long-term cultural issues.
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