Jonathan Meese

(German, born 1970)

Jonathan Meese is a German Conceptual artist working within a diverse practice that includes performance, installation, painting, and sculpture. Concerned with themes of power, desire, and identity, Meese often inserts his likeness into his paintings. “I exhume to consume. My body is the reactor in a huge rubbish-recycling-experiment of leaden world and intoxicated images,” the artist has explained of his expressive and animated works. Born on January 23, 1970 in Tokyo, Japan, he studied at the Academy of Art in Hamburg, but left without a degree. He presented one of his early installation works at the first Berlin Biennale, and has since gone on to exhibit at the Stuart Shave Modern Art in London and the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami. Over the course of his career Meese has worked in collaboration with a number of important artists included Albert Oehlen, Jörg Immendorf, and Tal R. The artist’s works are included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Sammlung Goetz in Munich, and the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, among others. He currently lives and works between Berlin and Hamburg, Germany.

Jonathan Meese News

Art World

The Return of the Gesamtkunstwerk? Why Contemporary Artists Are Flocking to the Opera House

by Naomi Rea
The Return of the Gesamtkunstwerk? Why Contemporary Artists Are Flocking to the Opera House
Politics

Jonathan Meese Releases Bizarre Video on Donald Trump and the End of Democracy

by Henri Neuendorf
Jonathan Meese Releases Bizarre Video on Donald Trump and the End of Democracy
Art & Exhibitions

Spectacular Doug Aitken Retrospective Opens in Frankfurt

by Amah-Rose Abrams
Spectacular Doug Aitken Retrospective Opens in Frankfurt

Jonathan Meese Artworks

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Jonathan Meese (981 results)
Mr. Gefuhlssyrypr, 2008

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Mr. Gefuhlssyrypr, 2008

Sale Date: March 10, 2015

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Senza titolo, 2014

Jonathan Meese

Senza titolo, 2014

Sale Date: January 29, 2015

Auction Closed

Jörg Immendorf (Der Bergritter naht), 2005

Jonathan Meese

Jörg Immendorf (Der Bergritter naht), 2005

Sale Date: February 13, 2015

Auction Closed

Diktatyrinn der Kynst, 2007

Jonathan Meese

Diktatyrinn der Kynst, 2007

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

Auction Closed

SAINT JUST - DE - DR. - MEESE - PARSIFAL -..., 2014

Jonathan Meese

SAINT JUST - DE - DR. - MEESE - PARSIFAL -..., 2014

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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Ohne Titel, 1994

Jonathan Meese

Ohne Titel, 1994

Sale Date: December 12, 2014

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Der populargott

Jonathan Meese

Der populargott "Ammeese" (triptych), 2006

Sale Date: October 27, 2014

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Der hohlste Kunsthistoriker und Skelettys..., 2007

Jonathan Meese

Der hohlste Kunsthistoriker und Skelettys..., 2007

Sale Date: December 10, 2014

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Mercedes, 2007

Jonathan Meese

Mercedes, 2007

Sale Date: November 29, 2014

Auction Closed

Heilbuttn's der Kunst (Formzucki), 2006–2012

Jonathan Meese

Heilbuttn's der Kunst (Formzucki), 2006–2012

Sale Date: November 29, 2014

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Baron Chambam, 2006

Jonathan Meese

Baron Chambam, 2006

Sale Date: December 6, 2014

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Die Zaubermaus, Die Totalvitalitäten..., 2007

Jonathan Meese

Die Zaubermaus, Die Totalvitalitäten..., 2007

Sale Date: December 6, 2014

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Ohne Titel, 2000

Jonathan Meese

Ohne Titel, 2000

Sale Date: December 6, 2014

Auction Closed

Ewigkeitsformel, 2009

Jonathan Meese

Ewigkeitsformel, 2009

Sale Date: December 6, 2014

Auction Closed

Figure in Brown & Blue, 1995

Jonathan Meese

Figure in Brown & Blue, 1995

Sale Date: December 4, 2014

Auction Closed

Erberz, 1999

Jonathan Meese

Erberz, 1999

Sale Date: November 29, 2014

Auction Closed

Der Grizzley Marshall, 1. Bürger Dawson's, 2002

Jonathan Meese

Der Grizzley Marshall, 1. Bürger Dawson's, 2002

Sale Date: November 27, 2014

Auction Closed

Senza titolo (Hitler), 2000

Jonathan Meese

Senza titolo (Hitler), 2000

Sale Date: November 29, 2014

Auction Closed

Politikkätzschen Pfötchen Hoch, 2007

Jonathan Meese

Politikkätzschen Pfötchen Hoch, 2007

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

Auction Closed

Kostüm: 1, 2007

Jonathan Meese

Kostüm: 1, 2007

Sale Date: October 16, 2014

Auction Closed

Inner Circle, 2001

Jonathan Meese

Inner Circle, 2001

Sale Date: October 16, 2014

Auction Closed

Hagen von Tronje im Meeresgrund, 2005

Jonathan Meese

Hagen von Tronje im Meeresgrund, 2005

Sale Date: September 27, 2014

Auction Closed

Senza titolo, 2013

Jonathan Meese

Senza titolo, 2013

Sale Date: September 13, 2014

Auction Closed

Krakengirl's. Fischzauber. Schmecki-Schmecki, 2008

Jonathan Meese

Krakengirl's. Fischzauber. Schmecki-Schmecki, 2008

Sale Date: September 23, 2014

Auction Closed

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