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.

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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)
Tiermetabolosmus III (Hornisse), 2009

Jonathan Meese

Tiermetabolosmus III (Hornisse), 2009

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Mutter Monte Cristo (Muttertier im wald), 2007

Jonathan Meese

Mutter Monte Cristo (Muttertier im wald), 2007

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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COLONEL CORNBREI am Stahlkauen, 2006

Jonathan Meese

COLONEL CORNBREI am Stahlkauen, 2006

Sale Date: December 8, 2023

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Ist Die Welt Lieb?, 2009

Jonathan Meese

Ist Die Welt Lieb?, 2009

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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HAGEN VON TRONJES VERLORENES AUGENLICHT

Jonathan Meese

HAGEN VON TRONJES VERLORENES AUGENLICHT

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Pimmelchen (Wurst Mumin)

Jonathan Meese

Pimmelchen (Wurst Mumin)

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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Büsser e Mees II, 2003

Jonathan Meese

Büsser e Mees II, 2003

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Dr. Schleckermäulchen, 2008

Jonathan Meese

Dr. Schleckermäulchen, 2008

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Wein doch nicht, 2007

Jonathan Meese

Wein doch nicht, 2007

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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“ISIS TOTAL LOVE DICTATORSHIP”, 2007

Jonathan Meese

“ISIS TOTAL LOVE DICTATORSHIP”, 2007

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Der GUMMILCH-TONI (sendefrisch, Antennchen..., 2005

Jonathan Meese

Der GUMMILCH-TONI (sendefrisch, Antennchen..., 2005

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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The Morlock, 2002

Jonathan Meese

The Morlock, 2002

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

Auction Closed

Untitled, 2007

Jonathan Meese

Untitled, 2007

Sale Date: November 27, 2023

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La Chambre de Balthys IV, 2001

Jonathan Meese

La Chambre de Balthys IV, 2001

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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HERRIN

Jonathan Meese

HERRIN "ÜFO GO Home", 2007

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Fräulein Wurst, 2007

Jonathan Meese

Fräulein Wurst, 2007

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

Auction Closed

Napoléon II, Noci Nicht Gegossen, 2006

Jonathan Meese

Napoléon II, Noci Nicht Gegossen, 2006

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

Auction Closed

Suzy Wong, 2006

Jonathan Meese

Suzy Wong, 2006

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

Auction Closed

ERZMECHANISMYS

Jonathan Meese

ERZMECHANISMYS "STOFFTIERWECHSELCHEN", 2008

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

Auction Closed

Jonathan Meese

"Blubb'-Blubber Dirns'-Serie De..., 2013

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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Jonathan Meese

"No Nietzsche", 2006

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

Auction Closed

Es, Ist, 2009

Jonathan Meese

Es, Ist, 2009

Sale Date: September 26, 2023

Auction Closed

o.T., 2013

Jonathan Meese

o.T., 2013

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

Auction Closed

Requiemeese pour un Vampirexys, 2006

Jonathan Meese

Requiemeese pour un Vampirexys, 2006

Sale Date: September 19, 2023

Auction Closed

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