Artist's arttributes:
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Male |
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Video installation, Kinetic art |
Most exhibitions in:
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| USA | 62 |
| Germany | 24 |
| Austria | 10 |
| France | 4 |
Most exhibitions held at:
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| Institution |
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Luhring Augustine Gallery, USA |
15 |
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Galerie Max Hetzler - Cologne, Germany |
4 |
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Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, USA |
4 |
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Fisher Landau Center For Art, USA |
3 |
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ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Germany |
3 |
Biography: 
1957 Born in Yonkers, NY (US)
External links:
| | Public exhibitions (Selection) 117 
until 20.1.2014
until 30.6.
Solo shows 26
2013
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| Jon Kessler - The Web - SI Swiss Institute, New York City, NY |
2012
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| Jon Kessler: Recent Works - 313 Art Projects, Seoul |
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| Jon Kessler - The Blue Period - Salon 94 Bowery, New York City, NY |
2010
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| Jon Kessler: Sculpture from the 80s and 90s - Fisher Landau Center For Art, New York City, NY |
2009
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| Jon Kessler - Kessler's Circus - - Deitch Projects - 76 Grand Street, New York City, NY (closed, 2010) |
2008
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| Jon Kessler, New Works - The Gallery at Dieu Donné Papermill, New York City, NY |
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| Jon Kessler - The Palace At 4 A.M. - Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk |
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| Jon Kessler - Reg Vardy Gallery, Sunderland (England) |
2007
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| Jon Kessler: Works on Paper - The Drawing Center, New York City, NY |
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| Jon Kessler: The palace at 4 a.m. - Galerie Hans Mayer, Dusseldorf |
2006
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| Jon Kessler: The Palace at 4 A.M. - Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg |
2005
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| Jon Kessler - The Palace at 4a.m. - MoMA PS1, New York City, NY |
2004
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| Jon Kessler - - Deitch Projects - 76 Grand Street, New York City, NY (closed, 2010) |
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| Ghosts - Maison Hermès, Tokyo |
1999
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| The Outsider - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
1994
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| Jon Kessler - The Invention of the Solitude 1985 - Neue Galerie Graz - Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz |
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| Jon Kessler - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
1993
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| Profile des Medienmenschen - Jon Kessler - Kunstverein in Hamburg, Hamburg |
1992
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| Jon Kessler - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Jon Kessler - - Galerie Max Hetzler - Cologne, Cologne (closed, 1993) |
1990
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| Jon Kessler - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
1989
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| Jon Kessler - Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris |
1988
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| Jon Kessler - - Galerie Max Hetzler - Cologne, Cologne (closed, 1993) |
1987
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| Jon Kessler - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Jon Kessler - Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX |
1985
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| Jon Kessler - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
Group shows 89
2011
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| Performa 11 - Performa, New York City, NY |
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| Mass Distractions and Cultural Decay - Mason Gross Galleries at Civic Square, New Brunswick, NJ |
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| Seven - Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| NUMBER FIVE: Cities of Gold and Mirrors. Works from the JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION - Julia Stoschek Collection, Dusseldorf |
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| Paper Art: Selections from Dieu Donne Papermill - Amy Simon Fine Art, Westport, CT |
2010
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| Roboterträume - Kunsthaus Graz, Graz |
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| STILL/moving - The Israel Museum, Jerusalem |
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| From The Beginning - 313 Art Projects, Seoul |
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| Simply Video - Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Stuttgart |
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| TWENTY FIVE - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Barry X Ball, Huma Bhabha, Jon Kessler - Salon 94 Freemans, New York City, NY |
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| Wenn die Nacht am tiefsten - Kunstsalon Bel Etage, Berlin |
2009
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| Niet Normaal - Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam |
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| In Pursuit of Likeness - International Print Center New York, New York City, NY |
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| FEEDBACKSTAGE - Kunsthaus Muerz, Mürzzuschlag |
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| Slough - David Nolan Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Feedbackstage - Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin |
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| The Future Imaginary - Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA |
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| A New Deal, Art and Currency - BRIC Rotunda Gallery, New York City, NY |
2008
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| Everywhere Is War (and rumours of war) - Bodhi Art Mumbai, Mumbai |
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| Call it what you like - Collection Rik Reinking - Kunst Centret Silkeborg Bad, Silkeborg |
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| Paul Thek: Werkschau im Kontext zeitgenössischer Kunst - Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg |
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| Evolution - Max Lang Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Kunstmaschinen – Maschinenkunst - Museum Tinguely, Basel |
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| Skulpturen im Blickpunkt - Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim |
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| Untitled (On Paper) - Moti Hasson Gallery, New York City, NY |
2007
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| New York States of Mind - Queens Museum of Art (QMA), New York City, NY |
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| Paul Thek. Werkschau im Kontext - ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe |
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| Fortunate Objects: Selections from the Ella Fontanals Cisneros Collection - CIFO - Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami, FL |
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| Apocalypse Now: The Theater of War - CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA |
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| Fit To Print: Printed Media In Collage - Gagosian Gallery , New York City, NY |
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| Performa 07 - The Second Biennial of New Visual Art Performance - Performa, New York City, NY |
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| Kunstmaschinen - Maschinenkunst - Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt/Main |
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| Ensemble - ICA - Institute of Contemporary Art - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
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| New York - States of Mind - Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin |
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| No. 1: Destroy, she said - Julia Stoschek Collection, Dusseldorf |
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| The Line of Time, an the Plane of Now - Wallspace Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| The Line of Time and the Plane of Now - Harris Lieberman, New York City, NY |
2006
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| Peintres de la vie moderne Modern-life painters - Donation - Caisse des Dépôts' photograph collection - Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris |
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| Faster! Bigger! Better! - ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe |
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| The Golden Hour - Gigantic Art Space, New York City, NY |
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| Nothing but Pleasure - Bawag Contemporary - Bawag Foundation, Vienna |
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| The Expanded Eye. Sehen - entgrenzt und verflüssigt - Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich |
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| VIDEO-RAMA: Expanded Formats For the Moving Image - Clifford Art Gallery - Colgate University, Hamilton, NY |
2005
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| Zoo Story: An exhibition of animals in art - for the young and the young at heart - Fisher Landau Center For Art, New York City, NY |
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| Lichtkunst aus Kunstlicht - ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe |
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| Part Three, Last Minute - Orchard 47, New York City, NY |
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| Counting the Ways: Word As Image - Fisher Landau Center For Art, New York City, NY |
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| Park Your Art : Van Go - Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, New York City, NY |
2004
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| Park Your Art : Mobile Art Peace - Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, New York City, NY |
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| Emoticons - - Guild & Greyshkul, New York City, NY (closed, 2009) |
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| Arthaus Cape Cod - Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, New York City, NY |
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| Sexy Beasts 1963-2004 - Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, New York City, NY |
2003
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| Yesterday begins tomorrow - Deste Foundation, Centre for Contemporary Art, Athens |
2001
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| ZWISCHENRAUM #5 – SKULPTUREN UND OBJEKTE - Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer, Dusseldorf |
2000
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| superpredators - team (gallery, inc.), New York City, NY |
1999
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| Crossings - Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague |
1998
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| Crossings - Kunst zum Hören und Sehen - Kunsthalle wien project space karlsplatz, Vienna |
1997
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| Paintings and Sculptures - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
1996
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| Exposure - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
1995
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| 3e Biennale de Lyon - La Biennale de Lyon, Lyon |
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| In Vivo - Amherst Fine Arts Center - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA |
1994
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| Suspension - Fotoforum West, Innsbruck |
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| Suspension - Galerie Fotohof, Salzburg |
1993
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| Drawn In the ‘90’s - Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL |
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| Drawn In the ‘90’s - Illingworth Kerr Gallery at Alberta College of Art, Calgary, AB |
1992
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| Drawn In the ‘90’s - Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY |
1991
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| Group Show - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Metropolis - Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin |
1990
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| Group Show - - Luhring Augustine Hetzler Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (closed, 1992) |
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| Group Show - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Group Show - - Luhring Augustine Hetzler Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (closed, 1992) |
1989
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| Vom Kriege - Grazer Kunstverein, Graz |
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| Strange Attractors: Signs of Chaos - New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City, NY |
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| Jon Kessler, Stephen Prina, Thomas Struth - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
1988
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| Group Show - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Group Exhibition - Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris |
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| Georg Herold, Jon Kessler, Franz West - - Galerie Max Hetzler - Cologne, Cologne (closed, 1993) |
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| Art at the End of the Social - - Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art, Malmö (closed, 2006) |
1986
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| Group Show - - Galerie Max Hetzler - Cologne, Cologne (closed, 1993) |
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| New Work - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
1985
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| 18° Bienal de Sao Paulo - Bienal de Sao Paulo, São Paulo |
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| New Ground - Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York City, NY |
1984
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| International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture - MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY |
Dealer Directory 4 |
Germany
| | Galerie Hans Mayer, Dusseldorf
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USA
| | Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, New York City, NY
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| | Salon 94, New York City, NY
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Collections 6

Germany
| | Burger Collection, Berlin
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| | Julia Stoschek Collection, Dusseldorf
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USA
| | MOCA Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
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| | Fisher Landau Center For Art, New York City, NY
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| | MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY
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| | Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Santa Monica, CA
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