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

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Jonathan Meese (981 results)
Mutter (Mother), 2004

Jonathan Meese

Mutter (Mother), 2004

Sale Date: March 8, 2023

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Mutter No, 2004

Jonathan Meese

Mutter No, 2004

Sale Date: March 8, 2023

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Das ÜBELDING aus dem NIBELUNGENRING, da kann , 2008

Jonathan Meese

Das ÜBELDING aus dem NIBELUNGENRING, da kann , 2008

Sale Date: March 3, 2023

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Erzeimeldung: Der Rote Baronanny..., 2011

Jonathan Meese

Erzeimeldung: Der Rote Baronanny..., 2011

Sale Date: February 9, 2023

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Untitled, 1994

Jonathan Meese

Untitled, 1994

Sale Date: January 31, 2023

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Portrait X, 2003

Albert Oehlen and Jonathan Meese

Portrait X, 2003

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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DER PSYCHGUY, 2006

Jonathan Meese

DER PSYCHGUY, 2006

Sale Date: December 15, 2022

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ERZTEDDY-COOL-SERIE D'EGGGG..., 2011

Jonathan Meese

ERZTEDDY-COOL-SERIE D'EGGGG..., 2011

Sale Date: December 20, 2022

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Fernand - Count de Morcerf, 2007

Jonathan Meese

Fernand - Count de Morcerf, 2007

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Edmond Dantès, 2007

Jonathan Meese

Edmond Dantès, 2007

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Dr. Blutsau (die Geburtsgottheitin), 2004

Jonathan Meese

Dr. Blutsau (die Geburtsgottheitin), 2004

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Untitled, 1994

Jonathan Meese

Untitled, 1994

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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“I WATCH A LOT, 1995

Jonathan Meese

“I WATCH A LOT, 1995

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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Gnaeus de Large (in bräunlicher Bärenmilch), 2002

Jonathan Meese

Gnaeus de Large (in bräunlicher Bärenmilch), 2002

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

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1. Kolonne, 2009

Jonathan Meese

1. Kolonne, 2009

Sale Date: December 1, 2022

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Rittertum des Raubtiertums (...), 2005

Jonathan Meese

Rittertum des Raubtiertums (...), 2005

Sale Date: December 2, 2022

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Götter und Göttinnen, 2003

Jonathan Meese

Götter und Göttinnen, 2003

Sale Date: December 2, 2022

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Gummeltoni im Nietzschie Gefangen, 2006

Jonathan Meese

Gummeltoni im Nietzschie Gefangen, 2006

Sale Date: November 28, 2022

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Der Einzeller Sosirisahneeis mit..., 2005

Jonathan Meese

Der Einzeller Sosirisahneeis mit..., 2005

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Biene Nase I im Tal des Sauterns, 2003

Jonathan Meese

Biene Nase I im Tal des Sauterns, 2003

Sale Date: November 22, 2022

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Der Schädelforscher

Jonathan Meese

Der Schädelforscher "Narsato": Im..., 2002

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Konvolut von 2 Druckgrafiken

Jonathan Meese

Konvolut von 2 Druckgrafiken

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Kundry de Baby, 2015

Jonathan Meese

Kundry de Baby, 2015

Sale Date: December 1, 2022

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DR, 2014

Jonathan Meese

DR, 2014

Sale Date: December 2, 2022

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