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)
Die kleine Fee Shake-Manill (...), 2017

Jonathan Meese

Die kleine Fee Shake-Manill (...), 2017

Sale Date: November 30, 2022

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ERZNARX, 2007

Jonathan Meese

ERZNARX, 2007

Sale Date: November 7, 2022

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Arbeitstitel (Weltkrieg 1), 2008

Jonathan Meese

Arbeitstitel (Weltkrieg 1), 2008

Sale Date: November 16, 2022

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Untitled (Babypropagandaddy), 2008, 2008

Jonathan Meese

Untitled (Babypropagandaddy), 2008, 2008

Sale Date: November 1, 2022

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Untitled (Babypropagandaddy), 2008, 2008

Jonathan Meese

Untitled (Babypropagandaddy), 2008, 2008

Sale Date: November 1, 2022

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“I WATCH A LOT

Jonathan Meese

“I WATCH A LOT", 1995

Sale Date: October 25, 2022

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Untitled, 1994

Jonathan Meese

Untitled, 1994

Sale Date: October 25, 2022

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Untitled, 2008

Jonathan Meese

Untitled, 2008

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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Untitled, 2008

Jonathan Meese

Untitled, 2008

Sale Date: October 11, 2022

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No Soldier V, 2004

Jonathan Meese

No Soldier V, 2004

Sale Date: September 30, 2022

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Letztgeborenes Schrumpfkopfbaby, 2001–2002

Jonathan Meese

Letztgeborenes Schrumpfkopfbaby, 2001–2002

Sale Date: September 29, 2022

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ISIS total love dictatorship, 2007

Jonathan Meese

ISIS total love dictatorship, 2007

Sale Date: September 28, 2022

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Das Böse

Jonathan Meese

Das Böse "Klofeld" (The Evil "Klofeld"), 2017

Sale Date: September 7, 2022

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Grosse Tyrannen, 2006

Jonathan Meese

Grosse Tyrannen, 2006

Sale Date: July 13, 2022

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Diktatur der Kunst, 2008

Jonathan Meese

Diktatur der Kunst, 2008

Sale Date: July 13, 2022

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Saalmagnetismus Bob De Sportsgeist, 2008

Jonathan Meese

Saalmagnetismus Bob De Sportsgeist, 2008

Sale Date: June 29, 2022

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Der Waldgeist “Saugnabelsau”, 2007

Jonathan Meese

Der Waldgeist “Saugnabelsau”, 2007

Sale Date: June 29, 2022

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Nicht Aufhalten Bitte, 2017

Jonathan Meese

Nicht Aufhalten Bitte, 2017

Sale Date: June 29, 2022

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Kleiner Wolf (Small Wolf), 2007

Jonathan Meese

Kleiner Wolf (Small Wolf), 2007

Sale Date: June 10, 2022

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Der Gralsbrauneggln

Jonathan Meese

Der Gralsbrauneggln "Dr. Rollus", 2016

Sale Date: June 10, 2022

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Schädel II, 2003

Jonathan Meese

Schädel II, 2003

Sale Date: June 9, 2022

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Parteichef ‘owraind’ der hotdaddy vom silberli, 2007

Jonathan Meese

Parteichef ‘owraind’ der hotdaddy vom silberli, 2007

Sale Date: June 9, 2022

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Schlüpfrecht

Jonathan Meese

Schlüpfrecht "Natyrnkind" im Gran Canyon,..., 2008

Sale Date: June 10, 2022

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Tapferkeit, 2004

Jonathan Meese

Tapferkeit, 2004

Sale Date: June 1, 2022

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