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
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Jonathan Meese (981 results)
Achtyng: Mein silbriges Fischmusterhemd..., 2015

Jonathan Meese

Achtyng: Mein silbriges Fischmusterhemd..., 2015

Sale Date: November 26, 2021

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Hercule Poirot im Fischteich zuletzt gesehen , 2007

Jonathan Meese

Hercule Poirot im Fischteich zuletzt gesehen , 2007

Sale Date: November 26, 2021

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Kapitano

Jonathan Meese

Kapitano "Thunfischgurke" fordert frei raus: , 2012

Sale Date: November 26, 2021

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Noël Coward is back III (Zahl und..., 2006

Jonathan Meese

Noël Coward is back III (Zahl und..., 2006

Sale Date: December 10, 2021

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Dr. No's Verdun, 2004

Jonathan Meese

Dr. No's Verdun, 2004

Sale Date: December 3, 2021

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Recto – Verso: Primaballerina de IT..., 2003–2004

Jonathan Meese

Recto – Verso: Primaballerina de IT..., 2003–2004

Sale Date: December 9, 2021

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Dr. Baby's Senfeis, 2018

Jonathan Meese

Dr. Baby's Senfeis, 2018

Sale Date: December 3, 2021

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LIEBES MEERKÄTZCHEN 'MUMINMAU' IST ZU HAUS, 2008

Jonathan Meese

LIEBES MEERKÄTZCHEN 'MUMINMAU' IST ZU HAUS, 2008

Sale Date: December 1, 2021

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NAPOLEON´S LIEBESTUM, 2006

Jonathan Meese

NAPOLEON´S LIEBESTUM, 2006

Sale Date: December 3, 2021

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Wildkatze will Dich anspielen, wie the FOG!..., 2020

Jonathan Meese

Wildkatze will Dich anspielen, wie the FOG!..., 2020

Sale Date: December 3, 2021

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Der VERTEIDIGUNGSMINISTER ”SKROKODILLYS” im..., 2005

Jonathan Meese

Der VERTEIDIGUNGSMINISTER ”SKROKODILLYS” im..., 2005

Sale Date: December 3, 2021

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Untitled (Selected Writings on Dictation of..., 2012

Jonathan Meese

Untitled (Selected Writings on Dictation of..., 2012

Sale Date: November 22, 2021

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Die Chefin 'Yellow-Belli' der Kaserei-Meese..., 2005

Jonathan Meese

Die Chefin 'Yellow-Belli' der Kaserei-Meese..., 2005

Sale Date: November 7, 2021

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Der Sensenmann (Ich bezeuge Deine Volksseele), 2004

Jonathan Meese

Der Sensenmann (Ich bezeuge Deine Volksseele), 2004

Sale Date: November 7, 2021

Auction Closed

Der goldene Hades I-V, 2005

Jonathan Meese

Der goldene Hades I-V, 2005

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Stirnband Bruzzzelee (Shingshangscheu), 2009

Jonathan Meese

Stirnband Bruzzzelee (Shingshangscheu), 2009

Sale Date: October 30, 2021

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An der Wand, 2003

Albert Oehlen and Jonathan Meese

An der Wand, 2003

Sale Date: September 28, 2021

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Dr. Bluthundinnin de Mees, 2004., 2004

Jonathan Meese

Dr. Bluthundinnin de Mees, 2004., 2004

Sale Date: July 8, 2021

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Silver bridge, 2008., 2008

Jonathan Meese

Silver bridge, 2008., 2008

Sale Date: July 8, 2021

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Soldat de fortune, Toni, 2003., 2003

Jonathan Meese

Soldat de fortune, Toni, 2003., 2003

Sale Date: July 8, 2021

Auction Closed

6 works Untitled, 2006–2007

Jonathan Meese

6 works Untitled, 2006–2007

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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DIE SÄBELZAHNTIGERIN DE MEESEEWOLF - 2004, 2004

Jonathan Meese

DIE SÄBELZAHNTIGERIN DE MEESEEWOLF - 2004, 2004

Sale Date: June 28, 2021

Auction Closed

Untitled (Brother), 2001

Jonathan Meese

Untitled (Brother), 2001

Sale Date: June 27, 2021

Auction Closed

Kind III auf der Geilinsel, 2004

Jonathan Meese

Kind III auf der Geilinsel, 2004

Sale Date: June 25, 2021

Auction Closed

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