Joseph Beuys and The Brain of Europe

Aerial View of the Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare. Joseph Beuys at The Forty Foot, Dublin. Image Courtesy of Caroline Tisdall/Violette Editions.

Joseph Beuys, one of the major figures in postwar German art was always strongly attracted to Ireland, which he called "The Brain of Europe."

Oak tree at IMMA planted in 1991 in memory of Joseph Beuys. Image © Ben Adamson.

Fintan O'Toole

One of The Blackboards, Dublin by Joseph Beuys. Image - Collection: Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane.

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