343 - MEESE, JONATHAN

MEESE, JONATHAN 1970 Tokyo Title: Jonathan de Large (Ich mit brauner Trainingsjacke in Saalstellung später Squaw). Date: 2002. Technique: Room installation made from various materials, including the construction of the space. Measurement: Installation dimensions: ca. 217 x 207 x 308 cm. Provenance: - Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia Exhibition: - Dauerleihgabe Kunsthalle Bielefeld (bis 2009) - Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn 2011 Literature: - Exhib. cat. In the middle of the night: die Neuerwerbungen seit 1996 Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld 2005, p. 90, ill. - Exhib. cat. Arp, Beckmann, Munch, Kirchner, Warhol... Klassiker in Bonn. Die unbekannte Sammlung aus Bielefeld, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn 2011, p. 150, ill. - Early, large-format room installation from the creative phase that was decisive for Meese's artistic breakthrough - Characteristic combination of everyday objects, artist figure and theatrical production to form a comprehensive work of art - Significant exhibition history with presentations in the Kunsthalle Bielefeld and the Bundeskunsthalle Bonn Jonathan Meese is one of the best-known—and above all, one of the most provocative—contemporary German artists. From 1995 to 1998, he studied under Franz Erhard Walther at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts, which he left without earning a degree. That same year, he gained international attention with a room installation at the first Berlin Biennale. His multifaceted body of work encompasses painting, sculpture, installation, performance, and theater. Meese develops an expressive, deliberately exuberant visual world in which historical figures, myths, pop culture, and his own persona converge. Under the slogan “Dictatorship of Art,” he calls for the unrestricted rule of art—not the power of the artist. Provocation, pathos, and role-playing serve as his means of questioning notions of authority and identity. The room installation „Jonathan de Large (Ich mit brauner Trainingsjacke in Saalstellung später Squaw)“, created in 2002, leads right into the heart of this artistic universe. At its center, resting on a patterned armchair, is a life-size surrogate figure bearing Meese’s facial features. It is clad in a brown Adidas tracksuit jacket, which for years has served as a sort of “uniform” for the artist’s performances and public appearances. A rug, candles, a clock, a lamp, cables, pictures, and other everyday objects transform the space into a stage-like setting that straddles the line between a private retreat, a place of worship, and an absurd theater. Meese is thus both present and absent: his own appearance becomes the material for a staged artistic role. Objects and symbols coalesce into a deliberately overloaded structure without submitting to a single, unambiguous interpretation. This early installation exemplifies Meese’s radical fusion of art, role-playing, and self-staging. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: The lot is unsuitable for parcel shipping. Transport only by shipping company after consultation following the auction. additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #Jonathan Meese #Figurative Painting #New History Painting #Germany #Contemporary Art #Installation #Interior #2000s #Sculptures. In accordance with §26 UrhG (German Copyright Act), VAN HAM is obliged to pay a statutory resale royalty on the sale proceeds of all original works of fine art and photography whose authors have not been deceased for 70 years prior to the end of the calendar year of the sale. The buyer shall contribute 1.5% of the hammer price to this fee.