Jonathan Meese
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.
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Mutter NATYRN saugt bald Rudolph das Rentier, also sich selbst, viel Spass, 2007
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DE MUFF, 2007
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DE TIBETSOLDAT IM TIER, 2007
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AUFRUHR IM ZOO des Kapitans SILVA, 2007
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Dr. Schleckermaulchen, 2008
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MUMIN' S LOLLYAUGE im MILCHBREI, 2008
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ERZPOLITIK: DIE ERZMASSE "BABY", 2008
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DR. NOSEELENJACK IS BACK, 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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MEIN "BABYFACE" IST KEIN MENSCH, 2008-2009
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FRAULEN de SPRULLSNS'S GESICHT juckt, wie wilder Zackenhonig, zum Gluck..., 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 VI, 2009
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DR. BABYEISERNES KREUZ VII, 2009
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DR. BABYEISERNES KREUZ VIII, 2009
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MÄDL' I (ROT), 2011
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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 2004
Solo Exhibitions
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.
- "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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- FRÄULEIN ATLANTIS. Essl Museum. Klosterneuburg/ Vienna, Austria
- SEI LIEB, MUMIN. (TANZ DE DEPUTY).Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe.Karlsruhe, Germany
- 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
- Mor ( with Tal R). Statens Museum for Kunst. Kopenhagen,Denmark
- Dr. Dracula. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia
- Képi blanc, nackt. Schirn Kunsthalle. Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Revolution. Kestnergesellschaft. Hannover, Germany
- Van Gogh 1924 (Selbstbildnis mit Spindel). GalerieKrinzinger.Vienna, Austria
- Soldat Meese (Staatsanimalismus), Maldoror-Turm. Städtisches Museum Abteiberg. Mönchengladbach, Germany
- aptaine Danjou - (Légion Étrangère) - Holzhand im Saalysm.Kunst-Werke. Berlin, Germany
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- A Tribute - 35 years of the Essl Collection. Museum Essl. Klosterneuburg, Austria
- Full House - Gesichter einer Sammlung. Kunsthalle Mannheim.Mannheim, Germany
- The Triumph of Painting. Part II. The Saatchi Gallery. London, UK
- Dionysiac. Centre Georges Pompidou. Paris, France
- Styles und Stile. Aktuelle Malerei aus der Sammlung Scharpff.Goethe Institut Sofia. Sofia, Bulgaria
- The Boiler Room. The Saatchi Gallery. London, UK
- 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