"Joseph Beuys (May 12, 1921 – January 23, 1986) was an influential German artist who came to prominence in the 1960s. He is most famous for his ritualistic public performances and his energetic championing of the healing potential of art and the power of a universal human creativity. As well as performances, Beuys produced sculptures, environments, vitrines and thousands of drawings. He was also a committed teacher and increasingly devoted much of his energy to German politics. A charismatic and controversial figure, the nature and value of Beuys’s contribution to Western art has elicited a hotly contested and often polarised debate."
So his life was his work. he lived in such a way that his life was transformed into his work. The way he seemed to work was to exhibit and document things that he collected from his life. Rather than painting or drawing his memories or experiences he used personal objects and items that echoed the way he was.
The suit being a kind of self portrait. an echo of himself.
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