Jonathan Meese
Overview
Jonathan Meese was born in 1970 in Tokyo. In 1993, the artist entered the Hamburg Academy of Arts. Three years later, he participated in his first group exhibition, and a year later, his first personal exhibition was held. The artist gained international fame after the Berlin Biennale (1998). His ‘total’ installation Ahoi - De Angst was an elongated room staffed with painted magazines pages, posters, and inscriptions.
The ‘diktatur der kunst’ concept is essential to Meese’s practice — it is an idea that art can undermine ideology and substitute political propaganda. Meese looks into the post-war trauma of German society and claims that if artistic propaganda had overpowered the political one, the tragedies of the 20th century could never have happened.
The artist works with a wide range of media. The most popular among those is painting. The author uses an expressive manner, an overwhelming abundance of colors, shapes, and text. Performance occupies an important place in his practice. It may be limited to the presence of the artist inside the installation or may turn out to be an hours-long opera (Mutter Parzival, 2005). In addition, Meese creates ‘imperial’ sculptures of bronze, which is the material of monuments to the ‘great’. In addition, he creates works on paper — collages made of photographs and ‘found objects’, covered with a pen or a marker. If brought together, his works make a viewer stumble. Aggressive political symbols arise in a new ridiculous context and therefore lose their ideological power.
Works
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DE TIBETSOLDAT IM TIER, 2007 -
DE MUFF, 2007
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AUFRUHR IM ZOO des Kapitans SILVA, 2007
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Mutter NATYRN saugt bald Rudolph das Rentier, also sich selbst, viel Spass, 2007
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DR. NOSEELENJACK IS BACK, 2008
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ERZPOLITIK: DIE ERZMASSE "BABY", 2008
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Dr. Schleckermaulchen, 2008
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MUMIN' S LOLLYAUGE im MILCHBREI, 2008
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SUSSES "BABYPATHOZ" SPIELT HEUTE mit dem SPIELZEUG "MENSCH", WIE LOTITADZIO mit 1000 Lollies mit BARENBABYGESCHMACK viel Gluck, 2008-2009
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FRAULEN de SPRULLSNS'S GESICHT juckt, wie wilder Zackenhonig, zum Gluck..., 2008-2009
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MEIN "BABYFACE" IST KEIN MENSCH, 2008-2009
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KEIN MENSCH ATMET NATIONALSTAATEN, AUSSER FUMMELFISCHJIMJOE, wenn er LUNTE riecht, 2008-2009
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DR. BABYEISERNES KREUZ VII, 2009
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DR. BABYEISERNES KREUZ VIII, 2009
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DR. BABYEISERNES KREUZ VI, 2009
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MÄDL' I (ROT), 2011
Exhibitions
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ZDRAVSTVUYTE!
Group exhibition 26 Jul - 7 Sep 2023OVCHARENKO presents a new collective project in the framework of co-operation with the auction house VLADEY. The name of the exhibition of OVCHARENKO artists "HELLO!" (ZDRAVSTVUYTE!) has a double meaning. The complexity and at the same time the beauty of the Russian language allows you to find in the simple word "Hello!" both a wish of good health and a greeting at a meeting. And the meeting at the exhibition will be held with marvelous artists and their works of art.Read more
For 33 years of his work OVCHARENKO, while the first exhibition of the gallery (then called "Regina") was held in September 1990, 278 group and solo exhibitions were held. In religion "33 years" are the age of Jesus Christ — the time of perfection, the period of life when the peak has been reached. Christ's rebirth occurred at the same time when he was 33, so " HELLO!" (ZDRAVSTVUYTE!).
Vladimir Ovcharenko, founder of VLADEY and OVCHARENKO: "The time in our country and in the world is not easy. And when was it easy? It is very complicated for artists now. Their world has completely changed. For many of them it has turned out to be tragic, while others continue to create magnificent works of art. We are happy to represent the best of the best, it is a great honour and responsibility. Moscow is a world-class cultural centre. And it always will be. It deserves new great art exhibitions. And they are coming!".
Over the last year and half OVCHARENKO in co-operation with VLADEY has frequently presented personal exhibitions of its artists, among them projects made by Alisa Gorshenina, Sergey Zarva, Alexey Kallima, Pavel Pepperstein and the PPSS art group, Ivan Razumov, Inal Savchenkov, Leonid Tshe and Nestor Engelke.
Artists: Victor Alimpiev, Sergey Bratkov, Oleg Golosiy, Stas Volyazlovsky, Erwin Wurm, Alisa Gorshenina, Mikhail Dolyanovsky, Sergey Zarva, Alexey Kallima, Egor Koshelev, Vlad Kulkov, Vladimir Logutov, Jonathan Meza, Ryan Mosley, Pavel Pepperstein, Jack Pearson, PPSS art Group, Daniel Richter, Inal Savchenkov, Maria Serebryakova, Semyon Faibisovich, Claire Fontaine, Leonid Tshe, Ivan Chuikov, Dmitry Shabalin, Nestor Engelke. -
Jonathan Meese
Tropical Alaska Kid der Molokobefehl 22 Feb - 31 Mar 2013Art lovers this season will have the opportunity to acquaint themselves with the work of the German contemporary artist Jonathan Meese. The artist will not only completely transform the space...Read more -
Jonathan Meese
BABY 'KUNST' (METABOLISM ROCK'S) 18 May - 3 Jun 2009REGINA Gallery is pleased to present BABY 'KUNST' (METABOLISM ROCK'S), a solo show of new works by Jonathan Meese, top-liner of new German art. With this exhibition REGINA continues to...Read more -
HERE AND NOW
Group Exhibition 27 Jan - 29 Feb 2008Atelier van Lieshout (AVL) BANKSY Barbara Kruger Cindy Sherman Dana Schutz Daniel Richter David Salle Demand Thomas Ed Ruscha Jack Pierson Jonathan Meese Jose Maria Cano Leon Golub Martin Kippenberger...Read more -
Jonathan Meese
Dr.Dracula 25 Sep - 12 Nov 2005Regina Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by Jonathan Meese ' Dr.Dracula'.Read more -
Group Exhibition
New German Painting 1 - 17 Apr 2004Read more
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions:
2023
DOCTOR-DOC-DR.-„HIGH NOON“ IS BACK! (WONDERLAND DE LARGE), Templon, Paris, France.
2021
AMAZONENGOLD de LARGE. Sies + Höke. Dusseldorf, Germany.
2019
Dr. Zuhause : K.U.N.S.T. (Erzliebe) — Vater. Overbeck-Gesellschaft Kunstverein. Lubeck, Germany.
Dr. Zuhause : K.U.N.S.T. (Erzliebe) — Mutter / Evolution. Kunsthalle St. Annen. Lubeck, Germany.
Dr. Zuhause : K.U.N.S.T. (Erzliebe) — Großvater / Gold. Günter Grass-Haus. Lubeck, Germany.
Dr. Zuhause : K.U.N.S.T. (Erzliebe) — Großmutter / Macht. St. Petri zu Lübeck. Lubeck, Germany.
2018
Die Irrfahrten des Meese. Pinakothek der Moderne. München, Germany.
2017
"E.T." VS. "DR. IDEOLOGY"(JOHNNY FUZZY M. SINCLAIR), Tim Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp,
BE DR. MERLIN DE LARGE (MARQUIS ZED DE BABY-EXCALIBUR), Carré Sainte- Anne, Montpellier, France
2016
DR. TRANS-FORM-ERZ, David Nolan Gallery, New York, US
2015
Jonathan Meese. DR. NO SPORTARZAHN (EVOLUTIONSSCHRITT DE FIT). Galerie Krinzinger. Vienna, Austria
Jonathan Meese: My Über Daddys. National Gallery Prague. Prague, Czech Republic
Chefsache Richard Wagner. Galerie Sabine Knust, Munich
Spitzenmeesige Women (Schniddeldiddelson). Tim Van Laere Gallery. Antwerp, Belgium
PARSIFAL de LARGE. Galerie Daniel Templon. Paris, France
2014
DR. PROST BRATWURSCHT - SHOOT YOUR DR. NO-SHOT! (ERZ-Magical Mystery Pork Shoulder Sausage Bello-roll de Large). Modern Art. London, Great Britain
PUMP UP THE VAMPIRE, PUMP UP THE VAMPIRE, PUMP UP THE VAMPIRE, SMELL !!! Glue Factory. Glasgow, Scotland
COUNTDOWN „K.U.N.S.T." (DIE GEILSTINVASION). Galerie Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf
ZOO(M) DE LARGE (JAIL D'ART). Galerie Bo Bjerggaard. Copenhagen, Denmark
2013
MALERMEESE. MEESERMALER. Museum der Moderne. Salzburg, Austria
JAMEESE de BONDADDY ( Moon of Gold), TR3 Gallery. Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tropical Alaska Kid der Molokobefehl. REGINA gallery. Moscow, Russia
Erz-General Redparsifal (Der Lolitabefehl). Red October Gallery. Moscow, Russia
2011
TOTALZESLBSTPORTRAIT. GEM Museum Voor Actuele Kunst. The Hague, Netherlands
Jonathan Meese. Totalste Graphik. Lyonel-Feininger Galerie. Quedlinburg, Germany
DIE HUMPTY-DUMPTY-MASCHINE DER TOTALEN ZUKUNFT. Alte Nationalgalerie. Berlin, Germany
St Neutralité (TOTALES BALLETT de LOLITADZIOZ). Galerie Daniel Templon. Paris, France
2010
Jonathan Meese: Sculpture. Museum of Contemporary Art Miami. Miami, USA
FANTOMASSOZ (TEMPIOZ de NEROZ). Santa Maria dei Servi.Città della Piève, Italy
3 x C = Circussys Ceramicussus Caligolossoz (Once upon a time in Fort Knoxoz). CAC Malága. Malága, Spain
2009
BABY'KUNST' (METABOLISM ROCK'S). REGINA gallery. Moscow, Russia
CASINOZ BABYMETABOLISMN (Put DR. NO'S MONEY in your mouth, Baby). Stuart Shave/Modern Art. London, UK
ERZSTAAT ATLANTISIS (Der Säugling «Meesi» juckt, die Nabelschnur zuckt, bis zum Sankt Nimmerleinstag, mampf, mampf, mampf…hmmmm [ACHTUNG]. Arp Museum. Remagen, Germany
2008
Metabolism. No Zen in Bronxen, You Atomic Human Toy. Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac. Salzburg, Austria
ALARM de ALARM (PROPAGANDA IN ALASKA). Mead Art Museum. Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan Meese, 23. Januar 1970. Contemporary Fine Arts. Berlin, Germany
Marlene Dietrich in Dr. No's Ludovico Clinic (Dr. Baby's Erzland).Watermill Center. Southampton, UK
2007
FRÄULEIN ATLANTIS. Essl Museum. Klosterneuburg/ Vienna, Austria
SEI LIEB, MUMIN. (TANZ DE DEPUTY).Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe.Karlsruhe, Germany
2006
Mama Johnny. Deichtorhallen. Hamburg, Germany; MAGASIN Centre National d'Art Contemporain. Grenoble, France
Sherwood Forest (with Jörg Immendorff). Frans Hals Museum / De Hallen. Haarlem, Netherlands
2005
Mor ( with Tal R). Statens Museum for Kunst. Kopenhagen,Denmark
Dr. Dracula. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia
2004
Képi blanc, nackt. Schirn Kunsthalle. Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2003
Revolution. Kestnergesellschaft. Hannover, Germany
2001
Van Gogh 1924 (Selbstbildnis mit Spindel). GalerieKrinzinger.Vienna, Austria
2000
Soldat Meese (Staatsanimalismus), Maldoror-Turm. Städtisches Museum Abteiberg. Mönchengladbach, Germany
aptaine Danjou - (Légion Étrangère) - Holzhand im Saalysm.Kunst-Werke. Berlin, Germany
1999
Mr. Deltoid´s a.k.a. Urleandrusus - Sonnenallee - AHOI DE ANGST- FAIR WELL Good Bye. Neuer Aachener Kunstverein. Aachen, Germany
Wunderkammern: Erzreligion Blutlazarett/ Erzsöldner Richard Wagner / Privatarmee Ernte und Saat/ Waffe: Erzblut der Isis/ Nahrung: Bluterz. Frankfurter Kunstverein. Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Information - Erlösung - Wiederkehr/ Richard Wagners Privatarmee Lichterz. Kunsthalle Bielefeld.Bielefeld, Germany
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2023
ZDRAVSTVUYTE! OVCHARENKO on cooperation with VLADEY. Moscow, Russia.
2022
Mixed Pickles 11, Ruttkowski;68. Paris, France.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Galerie Krinzinger. Wien, Austria.
2021
Jonathan Meese & Rinus Van de Velde // Two of Hearts, Galleri Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2020
Five Days for 14 Artists, Sies + Höke. Düsseldorf, Germany.
2019
Sammlung Unruh, Galerie Crone. Berlin, Germany.
2018
Planet Water, Kunstverein Bad Salzdetfurth. Salzdetfurth, Germany.
2016
Borscht & Champagne. Selected Works From The Collection Of Vladimir Ovcharenko. Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia
RU FÜNFZIG ZIGARREN FÜR DAS LICHT DER ZUKUNFT, Schloss Untergröningen, Untergröningen, Germany
Le Cabinet des Merveilles - 15 ans d acquisitions des musées de Strasbourg, Musée d Art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Zwischen zwei Horizonten. Deutsche und französische Avantgarden aus dem Saarlandmuseum, Centre Pompidou-Metz, Metz, France
Retour au meilleur des mondes, FRAC Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
2015
Rabenmütter. Zwischen Kraft und Krise. Mütterbilder von 1900 bis heute. Lentos Kunstmuseum. Linz, Austria
Drawings. Tim Van Laere Gallery. Antwerpen, The Netherlands
DEMONSTRATING MINDS - Disagreements in Contemporary Art. Kiasma Museum for Contemporary Art. Helsinki, Finland
Avatar und Atavismus. Outside der Avantgarde. Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf
Summer Group Show. Mallorca Landings. Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Working Drawings And Other Visible Things On Paper Not Necessarily Meant To Be Viewed As Art. CAC Bukovje/ Kilometre of Sculpture, Võru/Estonia
Paperworlds. Buchheim Museum, Starnberger See
Black Bandits - Das Lützowsche Freikorps und die Napoleonischen Kriege als Resonanzraum zeitgenössischer Kunst. Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin
Picasso in der zeitgenössischen Kunst. Deichtorhallen, Hamburg
All the World's a Stage. Works from the Goetz Collection. Fundaciòn Banco Santander, Madrid, Spain
Small faces, Large Sizes. Proje4L/Elgiz. Museum of Contemporary Art. Istanbul, Turkey
2014
Wahrheiten, Werke aus der SØR Rusche Sammlung Oelde/Berlin. Bayer Kulturhaus, Leverkusen
Apocalypse Now! Visionen von Schrecken und Hoffnung in der Kunst vom Mittelalter bis heute. Pfalzgalerie, Kaiserslautern
Revolutionen. Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hongria
Ce qui je suis maintenant. Ein Zimmer für Alfred Flechtheim. Rompone Artspace, Köln
Freundliche Übernahme - Künstler zeigen ihre Sammlung. MARTa Herford, Herford
Portray. Tim Van Laere Gallery. Antwerpen, The Netherlands
Kunstepedemie - Büttner & Scolari. Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg
Broken Gods Broken Heroes. Slewe Gallery. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PAPERWORLDS. Kinder- und Jugendzeichnungen zeitgenössischer Künstler. me Collectors Room, Berlin
Imperium der Götter. Isis · Mithras · Christus. Kulte und Religionen im Römischen Reich. Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe Schloss, Karlsruhe
2013
Everything and More. Tim Van Laere Gallery. Antwerpen, Belgium
Why painting now? KRINZINGER PROJEKTE. Vienna, Austria
Sehnsucht Ich. Essl Museum. Klosterneuburg, Austria
Euphorie und Unbehagen - Das jüdische Wien und Richard Wagner. Jüdisches Museum Wien. Vienna, Austria
The Absent Title. Bienal Internacional de Curitiba 2013, Oscar Niemeyer Museum. Curitiba, Brazil
Performance. Empreintes & Passages à l´acte. Friche la Belle de Mai. Marseille, France
Forms of thought - Painting and philosophy. Fondation Maeght. Saint-Paul de Vence, France
1.pers.sing. -the artist´s body in contemporary art. BO5. Montabaur
Dritte Welle. Die Gruppe SPUR, der Pop und die Politik. Kunsthalle Kiel, Kiel
Identifying Europe. Twente Biennale 2013. Enschede, The Netherlands
Berlin-Klondyke. Spinnerei, Leipzig
Pivot Points: 15 Years & Counting. Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, Miami, USA
2012
Wagner 2013. Künstlerpositionen. Akademie der Künste, Berlin
Things Beyond Our Control. Frederic Snitzer Gallery. Miami, USA
Zeitgegenstände" - Wolfgang Rihm. Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe
Utopie Gesamtkunstwerk. 21er Haus Vienna, Austria
2011
Contemporary Drawings from Germany. Johannes Vogt Gallerie, New York, USA
A paper trail. De Halle. Geel, Netherlands
The Silver Show. Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen
Berlin - Klondyke. Odd Gallery, Dawson City, USA, Art Center, Los Angeles, USA
Deutsch. Galerie Crone, Berlin
Festival der Tiere. Eine Ausstellung für Kinder und Erwachsene. Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg
2010
Macht zeigen. Kunst als Herrschaftsstrategie. Deutsches Historisches Museum. Berlin, Germany
Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum.Guggenheim Museum. New York, USA
Im Laufe der Zeit. Galerie Karlheinz Meyer. Karlsruhe, Germany
Omaggio a Gabriele d'Annunzio. Da Filippo Tommaso Marinetti a Luigi Ontani. Vittoriale degli Italiani. Gardone Riviera, Italy
2009
Aaaaaahhhhhh, .. - rrrrrrrrooooooaaaarrr - fffffppppphhhtstkrzchrzstckrc.zzzzztk, - - zeigen. eine audiotour durch berlin von karin sander. Temporäre Kunsthalle, Berlin
Le Brouillard de Dr. Ceramique. Jean Claude Binoche. Paris, France
60 Jahre - 60 Werke - Kunst aus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Martin Gropius Bau. Berlin, Germany
2008
Yokohama Triennale 2008. Yokohama, Japan
Lustwarande 08. Fundament Foundation. Tilburg, Netherlands
Blasted Allegories. Werke aus der Sammlung Ringier. Kunstmuseum Luzern. Lucerne, Switzerland
Bad Planet. Gary Tatintsian Gallery. Moscow, Russia
2007
A Tribute - 35 years of the Essl Collection. Museum Essl. Klosterneuburg, Austria
2006
Full House - Gesichter einer Sammlung. Kunsthalle Mannheim.Mannheim, Germany
2005
The Triumph of Painting. Part II. The Saatchi Gallery. London, UK
Dionysiac. Centre Georges Pompidou. Paris, France
2005
Styles und Stile. Aktuelle Malerei aus der Sammlung Scharpff.Goethe Institut Sofia. Sofia, Bulgaria
2004
The Boiler Room. The Saatchi Gallery. London, UK
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
- AboutChangeCollection. Berlin, Germany
- Arario Gallery. Seoul, South Korea
- Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, Canada
- Centre Pompidou. Paris, France
- Essl Museum. Klosterneuburg, Austria
- Hudson Valley Center of Art. Peekskill, New York, USA
- Kunsthalle Bielefeld. Bielefeld, Germany
- Musées de Strassbourg. Strassbourg, France
- Rubell, Family Collections. New York, USA
- Sammlung Boros. Berlin, Germany
- Sammlung Falckenberg. Hamburg, Germany
- Sammlung Goetz. München, Germany
- Saatchi. London, UK
- Statens Museum for Kunst. Kopenhagen, Denmark
- Thyssen Bornemisza Art Contemporary. Vienna, Austria