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A site bringing together the lives, works, ideas and events relating to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Rudolf Steiner and Joseph Beuys and the development of ideas that spring from them.Ten Events are listed below (in chronological order). Many more events appear under the 'Forthcoming Events ' tag.
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JOSEPH BEUYS AND THE ‘ENERGY PLAN’ at University of Sydney until 29th June 2012
Joseph Beuys’ fascination with medicine, science, myth and history forms the basis of his diverse body of work. Shaman-like, his art transforms natural and found materials, combining an interest in politics and education. His Energy Plan for the Western Man was described by the critic and photographer Werner Krüger as ‘the transformation of Beuysean aesthetic-artistic creativity, his cosmos of ideas, his plastic imagery into photography’.
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Beuys in the Basement at Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles until June 3rd 2012
BEUYS IN THE BASEMENT is an exhibition of never before seen photographs of artist Josef Beuys taken in the 1960s by the late German emigre photographer Michael Montfort.
Do Not Destroy: Trees, Art, and Jewish Thought at Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, California USA until 28th May 2012
A new three-part exhibition at the Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM), Do Not Destroy: Trees, Art, and Jewish Thought, explores the role of the tree in Jewish tradition and beyond through the lens of contemporary artists, offering fresh perspectives on ritual practice and our connection to the natural world.
The earliest work in 'Part Two: An International Survey of Trees in Contemporary Art' is documentation of Joseph Beuys’ 7,000 Eichen (7,000 Oaks). Beuys dedicated much of his artistic career in the 1960s and 70s to broadening the definition of art to include social activism, created a lasting significant public arts project–the realization of the planting of 7,000 oak trees in the city of Kassel, Germany that was inaugurated at the international art fair documenta 7 in 1982. Five years later at the opening of documenta 8 in June 1987, some eighteen months after his father’s death, and five years after Beuys planted the first tree, Beuys’ son Wenzel planted the last tree. The project was a real gesture towards urban renewal as Beuys improved the urban landscape.
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Joseph Beuys' Blitzschlag mit Lichtschein auf Hirsch (Lightning with Stag in its Glare)
Until 27th May 2012
The second in the Portland Art Museum’s year-long series of major installation works by important postwar figures, Joseph Beuys features the monumental environmental work, Blitzschlag mit Lichtschein auf Hirsch (Lightning with Stag in its Glare), 1958-1985, along with selected multiples that extend the installation’s conceptual framework.
Joseph Beuys - Long term view
Beuys' works on permanent display at Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries, 3 Beekman Street, Beacon, New York 12508, T: 845.440.0100
See http://www.diaart.org/exhibitions/main/77
Joseph Beuys - The Multiples at theKunst Museum Bonn
Through the offices of the Beuys-Stiftung Ulbricht, which the Museum was able to integrate into its collection in the mid-eighties, the Museum now has a rich fund of Multiples by Joseph Beuys. Supplemented by purchases from later years the stock consists today of a good 450 objects, postcards, prints, posters, videos, records, etc., from the period between 1965 and 1986, the death of Joseph Beuys.
The permanent collection galleries at Tate Modern will feature ARTIST ROOMS displays dedicated to Joseph Beuys.
Until April 2012, Room 6 in Tate Modern 'brings together works by the German artist Joseph Beuys from the early 1980's, including the installation Lightning with Stag in its Glare.
Also see http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/CollectionDisplays?venueid=2&roomid=5261
"Beuys in Perugia" at the Palazzo della Penna in Perugia, Italy.
The "Beuys in Perugia" section of this museum displays six large blackboards created in 1980 and which encapsulate the aesthetic theories of this great German artist.
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Next Events and Activities
Rudolf Steiner’s Christology
| Place: | Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland |
| Start Date: | Monday 21, May 2012 |
| End Date: | Thursday 24, May 2012 |
| Time: | 2.30pm - 3.30pm each day |
| Price: | CHF 60 (40) .Free with ‹Studentenpass› |
This is one of the Goetheanum Afternoon Lectures, which are given in English.These comprise lectures (two, four or five afternoons a week) on various subjects related to Anthroposophy and are given by competent persons from the field.
Joseph Beuys and Edinburgh
| Place: | Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art |
| Start Date: | Monday 28, May 2012 |
| End Date: | Monday 28, May 2012 |
| Time: | 12.45-1.15pm |
| Price: | Free |
When Strategy Get Arts came in 1970 sculpture was never the same again.
Living and Working with People with Special Needs
| Place: | Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland |
| Start Date: | Tuesday 29, May 2012 |
| End Date: | Thursday 31, May 2012 |
| Time: | 2.30pm - 3.30pm each day |
| Price: | CHF 60 (40) .Free with ‹Studentenpass› |
This is one of the Goetheanum Afternoon Lectures, which are given in English.These comprise lectures (two, four or five afternoons a week) on various subjects related to Anthroposophy and are given by competent persons from the field.
The Wonder of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) with Ralph Danyluk
| Place: | Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland |
| Start Date: | Saturday 02, June 2012 |
| End Date: | Saturday 02, June 2012 |
| Time: | 9am - 5pm |
| Price: | CHF 100 all day; CHF 50 half day |
One of the Saturday Seminars at the Goetheanum. These Seminars will address questions which are frequently asked today. Each lecturer speaks from his/her special research focus.
Rudolf Steiner’s Meditations and Mantras
| Place: | Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland |
| Start Date: | Monday 04, June 2012 |
| End Date: | Thursday 07, June 2012 |
| Time: | 2.30pm - 3.30pm each day |
| Price: | CHF 60 (40) .Free with ‹Studentenpass› |
This is one of the Goetheanum Afternoon Lectures, which are given in English.These comprise lectures (two, four or five afternoons a week) on various subjects related to Anthroposophy and are given by competent persons from the field.
Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Workshop Series
| Place: | Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, California |
| Start Date: | Wednesday 06, June 2012 |
| End Date: | Sunday 10, June 2012 |
| Time: | 9.00am - 5.00 pm |
| Price: | Individual Sessions: $85 General $45 Students/Seniors Advanced Intensive: $380 General $205 Students/Seniors Entire Series (8 sessions plus Advanced Intensive): $850 General $460 Students/Seniors |
Held one Saturday a month for 8 months (Sept–May except Dec), followed by a 5-day intensive in June. Sessions may be taken individually or as a series. Beginners and experts welcome.
The Founding of the Anthroposophical Society at the Christmas Conference 1923/24
| Place: | Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland |
| Start Date: | Monday 11, June 2012 |
| End Date: | Thursday 14, June 2012 |
| Time: | 2.30pm - 3.30pm each day |
| Price: | CHF 60 (40) .Free with ‹Studentenpass› |
This is one of the Goetheanum Afternoon Lectures, which are given in English.These comprise lectures (two, four or five afternoons a week) on various subjects related to Anthroposophy and are given by competent persons from the field.
The Honey Bee: A Being of Warmth
| Place: | Hawkwood College, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK |
| Start Date: | Friday 15, June 2012 |
| End Date: | Sunday 17, June 2012 |
| Time: | Registration 16.00 Friday 15th – Departure 16.00 Sunday 17th June 2012 |
| Price: | Course fee: Residential single £223; shared £193. Non-res. £153 Student rate: £130 Non-residential. Please apply in writing. |
A foundation for understanding and caring for bees in a way that respects their true nature
Anthroposophical Studies in English
| Place: | Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland |
| Start Date: | Monday 17, September 2012 |
| End Date: | Friday 21, June 2013 |
| Time: | See main article |
| Price: | Tuition CHF 1000.– per term. |
The flexibility of the «Anthroposophical Studies in English» program permits both the beginner in Anthroposophy as well as the more experienced person to acquire new orientation and depth in the pursuit of Anthroposophy. Not only does each term focus on a major work by Rudolf Steiner, but also the student experiences Eurythmy, Speech Formation, Painting and Drawing, Clay Modeling and Singing on a regular basis. Other presentations augment the «Anthroposophical Studies» and the artistic courses in order to introduce a wide spectrum of activities and cultural impulses resulting from Rudolf Steiner’s work.
Anthroposophical Studies in English – 2nd Year
| Place: | Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland |
| Start Date: | Monday 17, September 2012 |
| End Date: | Friday 21, June 2013 |
| Time: | See main article |
| Price: | Tuition CHF 1000.– per term. |
The «Anthroposophical Studies in English – Second Year» is intended for students with prior knowledge of Anthroposophy who would like to develop new abilities through deepening their understanding of Anthroposophy in connection with an individual question. The program is suitable for students who already are familiar with Rudolf Steiner’s basic theoretical works and are looking for a more extended perspective.
