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Jonathan Meese — Revolte, 1000 x Keuschheit goldene Diamantin die Totalvölkische
Jonathan Meese

Revolte, 1000 x Keuschheit goldene Diamantin die Totalvölkische

2007

A large-scale oil painting by Jonathan Meese, this work exemplifies the German artist's characteristically frenetic and raw visual language, layering bold gestural marks, text, and symbolic imagery across the canvas. The work's sprawling title invokes themes of revolt, chastity, and a provocative quasi-mythological totalizing force, reflecting Meese's obsessive engagement with power, fantasy, and the theatrics of dictatorship as artistic performance. Dense and confrontational, the painting operates as both a manifesto and a carnival, collapsing high and low cultural references into an explosive, almost ritualistic pictorial field.

Medium
oil on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 9, 2018

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Jonathan Meese, Revolte, 1000 x Keuschheit goldene Diamantin die Totalvölkische, 2007

A large-scale oil painting by Jonathan Meese, this work exemplifies the German artist's characteristically frenetic and raw visual language, layering bold gestural marks, text, and symbolic imagery across the canvas. The work's sprawling title invokes themes of revolt, chastity, and a provocative quasi-mythological totalizing force, reflecting Meese's obsessive engagement with power, fantasy, and the theatrics of dictatorship as artistic performance. Dense and confrontational, the painting operates as both a manifesto and a carnival, collapsing high and low cultural references into an explosive, almost ritualistic pictorial field.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
2007
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

German Artist, Figurative Painting, Chaotic Composition, Bold Colors, Male Artist, Provocative Imagery, Large Scale Work, Large Scale Painting, Contemporary Artist, Chaotic Energy, Political Themes, Political Art, Abstract Figurative, Large Scale, Neo-Expressionism, Oil on Canvas, Raw Energy

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