Jon Kessler
American, b. 1957
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Bio
With his chaotic kinetic installations, Jon Kessler critiques our image-obsessed, surveillance-dominated world. His machines are at once complex and lumbering, combining mechanical know-how with kitschy materials and images. Kessler’s Circus (2009), …
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Career Highlights
Solo show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 2 more
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 3 more
Collected by a major institution
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 3 more
Included in a major biennial
Manifesta, and 3 more
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Kinetic Sculpture
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Brooklyn Artists
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Installation
The Artist's Studio
Mixed-Media
Engagement with Mass Media
20th Century Art
New York Artists
Sculpture
Film/Video
Performance Art
Digital Culture
The Pictures Generation
United States
The Fantastic
Appropriation
Technology
Collage
Popular Culture
Contemporary Art
Cultural Commentary
Group of Objects
Political
Found Objects
Use of Common Materials
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