What was the name of Beuys' famous lecture series in the 70s?
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Energy Plan for the Western Man was a lecture series by Joseph Beuys in the 70s. It was a response to the energy crisis that had hit Europe in the previous decade. Beuys argued that the crisis was not simply a technical problem, but a symptom of a deeper crisis in Western culture. He proposed a new approach to energy that was based on cooperation and sustainability.
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