Protect the Flame
A message from Rainer Rappmann 
‘PROTECT THE FLAME’
With this rallying cry Joseph Beuys calls upon every one of us to become a creator, an organizer of social processes, an artist.
Documentaries show Beuys, one of the greatest artistic personalities of the 20th century, to have been a brilliant thinker and speaker. This year he would have celebrated his 90th birthday.
Never before are people so open to his inspirational message.
Film Night on Joseph Beuys
I would be happy to present the films– this year even- in your town if you would support me with the local organization. I am always available for discussions and conversations on this subject.
Rainer Rappmann
Rainer Rappmann is organizer and founder of FIU-Verlag, a publishing house specializing in works related to the Beuysian concept of the Free International University (FIU). The context of the FIU lives on today in the FIU-Verlag, as well as in numerous international organizations. Rainer Rappmann is the initiator and organizer of the Achberger Beuys symposia as well as of the Verein Soziale Skulptur e.V (the Social Sculpture Association).
Rainer studied art, German and philosophy at the Graduate School of Education in Landau from 1971 to 1974 . In 1974 he completed his thesis with the subject of 'Joseph Beuys and the Transformation of Society'. After completing his studies he became a teacher in Berlin. In 1976 he co-founded the "Free School Achberg - Waldorf School", later "Waldorf School Wangen", where he taught from 1977 to 1982. In 1985 he took part in a three-day action with Joseph Beuys and Michael Ende at the end of the Freien Volkshochschule Argental (FVA) discussion on "Art and Politics" in Achberg and Wangen. In 1991 (till now) he acts as an independent publisher and bookseller. He instigated and organized the "Achberger Beuys Symposia" from 2003 -2 005, and in 2007 re-opened the " Social Sculpture study days".
A message from Cliff Gorman, WorthAttention.
It is very pleasing to report that Rainer has agreed to give his presentation on Thursday 27th October at Stroud Valleys Artspace, 7.30 - 10.00 pm. Visitors welcome. £4 on the door.
Rainer will also be going on to present to students at both the University of Wales Institute Cardiff (to a capacity audience of 130 students) and then on to the Social Sculpture Research Unit, Oxford Brookes University.
More details on the Stroud Valleys Artspace evening here
