Joseph Beuys: Nature, Matter, Form was published to coincide with the major exhibition at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf. The publication explores the fundamental role of nature, matter and form within Joseph Beuys?s body of work. Through sculptures, installations, drawings, multiples, actions and theoretical texts, it reveals how Beuys used natural materials such as fat, felt, copper, stone, wood and organic substances as vehicles for energy, transformation and social change. The catalogue brings together a large number of key works and offers an in-depth insight into the intellectual and spiritual foundations of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Armin Zweite (b. 1941) is a German art historian, curator and museum director. From 1983 to 2004, he was director of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf and organised numerous major exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. As an expert on the work of Joseph Beuys, he played a key role in the scholarly analysis of Beuys?s oeuvre. (AI-generated content description)