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This artist scrawled a phrase meaning “ART equals CAPITAL” on a dollar bill and beat his student in a “Boxing Match for Direct Democracy.” This artist paired basalt markers with the seven thousand oak trees he planted in the city of Kassel. (10[2])This (10[1])fedora (10[1])wearer used the (10[1])phrase “everyone is an artist” (10[1])to illustrate his theory of “social sculpture.” In a mythologized origin story, this artist claimed he was rescued by (10[1])Tatars after his plane was shot down, (10[1])an experience that influenced his “shamanistic” use of fat. For one piece, this artist used a walking stick (10[1])and a felt blanket (10[2])for (10[1])protection (10[1])before the latter was torn to shreds. (10[1])In another piece, (10[1])this artist covered his face in gold leaf and honey (10[1])while whispering to the title creature. In his piece (10[1])I Like America and America Likes (10[1])Me, he lived in a room with a coyote. (10[1])For 10 points, name this German performance artist, an affiliate of Fluxus behind How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare. ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: Joseph Beuys (“boys”) [or Joseph Heinrich Beuys]
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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y2190%0%0%87.16

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Isak JatoiSouth Carolina AGeorgia Tech B4110
Seth EbnerJohns Hopkins AVanderbilt A4110
Matt BollingerGeorgia Tech AStanford A4210
Caleb KendrickMaryland AWUSTL A4310
Justin HawkinsIndiana ACornell B4610
Vincent DuNorth Carolina AHarvard A5110
Eve FleisigUC Berkeley AColumbia A7010
Kevin ParkClaremont AIllinois A7710
Joel MilesMinnesota AToronto A9510
Tracy MirkinFlorida ABrown A9910
Clark SmithOhio State ACornell A9910
Matt JacksonChicago AChicago B10010
James StevensonMichigan ANYU A10110
Grace LiuMIT ANorthwestern A10810
Ani PerumallaPenn State AMcGill A11110
Guy IndoranteIowa State AWUSTL B12110
Michał GerasimiukYale ADuke A13010
Steven YuanUC Berkeley BImperial A13610
John BroussardHouston APurdue A14510
Tiffany ZhouFlorida BRutgers B1670
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordPenn AYale B1670