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Jonathan Meese — Mama Johnny (Noel Coward is Back)
Jonathan Meese

Mama Johnny (Noel Coward is Back)

2005

A commanding bronze sculpture by Jonathan Meese, "Mama Johnny (Noel Coward is Back)" channels the artist's signature blend of theatrical mythology and cult-of-personality obsession. The work's metallic permanence contrasts with its carnivalesque energy, evoking the ghost of Coward's dandyish wit filtered through Meese's anarchic, art-as-total-dictatorship philosophy. The piece pulses with an almost performative weight, as if the bronze itself is staging a dramatic return from the cultural underworld.

Medium
bronze

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Jonathan Meese, Mama Johnny (Noel Coward is Back), 2005

A commanding bronze sculpture by Jonathan Meese, "Mama Johnny (Noel Coward is Back)" channels the artist's signature blend of theatrical mythology and cult-of-personality obsession. The work's metallic permanence contrasts with its carnivalesque energy, evoking the ghost of Coward's dandyish wit filtered through Meese's anarchic, art-as-total-dictatorship philosophy. The piece pulses with an almost performative weight, as if the bronze itself is staging a dramatic return from the cultural underworld.

Medium
bronze
Year
2005
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Three-Dimensional Format, German Artist, Pop Culture References, Bronze Sculpture, Male Artist, Provocative Mood, Contemporary Artist, Dark Tones, Figurative Art, 21st Century, Neo-Expressionism

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