Joseph Kosuth

(American, born 1945)

Joseph Kosuth is an American Conceptual artist known for his ongoing investigation into language and its utility within art. Through his text-based works and installations, Kosuth examines semiotic expression, as seen in his seminal work One and Three Chairs (1965), which consists of a wooden chair, a photograph of the same chair, and the dictionary definition of a chair. Like the work of John Baldessari and Daniel Buren, Kosuth takes art from the physical world into the realm of ideas. “When objects are presented within the context of art (and until recently objects always have been used) they are as eligible for aesthetic consideration as are any objects in the world,” he once mused. “An aesthetic consideration of an object existing in the realm of art means that the object's existence or functioning in an art context is irrelevant to the aesthetic judgment.” Born on January 31, 1945 in Toledo, OH, Kosuth studied at the Toledo Museum School of Design, the Cleveland Art Institute, and the School of Visual Arts throughout the late 1950s into the 1960s. After his first solo exhibition at the Leo Castelli Gallery and an appointment as the American editor for Art and Language journal in 1969, the artist began an anthropological and philosophical inquiry at the New School for Social Research that would carry over into his artistic practice. He currently lives and works between New York, NY and Rome, Italy. Kosuth’s works are included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Tate Gallery in London, and the Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art in Budapest, among others.

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Joseph Kosuth (628 results)
Self-Reflective, 1968

Joseph Kosuth

Self-Reflective, 1968

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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ONE AND THREE FRAMES, 1965

Joseph Kosuth

ONE AND THREE FRAMES, 1965

Sale Date: October 16, 2015

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ESSAY #12, 1999

Joseph Kosuth

ESSAY #12, 1999

Sale Date: September 29, 2015

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Mind Map Bottle, 2012

Joseph Kosuth

Mind Map Bottle, 2012

Sale Date: August 29, 2015

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Nominated Object, 1990

Joseph Kosuth

Nominated Object, 1990

Sale Date: July 2, 2015

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Subject and Object Self-Defined, 1965–1966

Joseph Kosuth

Subject and Object Self-Defined, 1965–1966

Sale Date: July 1, 2015

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30 Teller Service Diner noir (set of 30), 1991

Joseph Kosuth

30 Teller Service Diner noir (set of 30), 1991

Sale Date: May 30, 2015

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discharge, conversation, lege artis, 1989

Joseph Kosuth

discharge, conversation, lege artis, 1989

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

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Titled (Aart as Idea as Idea), 1967

Joseph Kosuth

Titled (Aart as Idea as Idea), 1967

Sale Date: June 1, 2015

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Forme appliquee (historique)

Joseph Kosuth

Forme appliquee (historique)

Sale Date: May 19, 2015

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II49. (On Color/Multi #5), 1991

Joseph Kosuth

II49. (On Color/Multi #5), 1991

Sale Date: May 15, 2015

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Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)

Joseph Kosuth

Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)

Sale Date: May 11, 2015

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Titled Quotation (For L.C.)

Joseph Kosuth

Titled Quotation (For L.C.)

Sale Date: April 28, 2015

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Senza titolo, 1978

Joseph Kosuth

Senza titolo, 1978

Sale Date: April 21, 2015

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You are requested (Z&N) to shut one/the eye..., 1987

Joseph Kosuth

You are requested (Z&N) to shut one/the eye..., 1987

Sale Date: February 11, 2015

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Titled (Art as idea as idea) [Statement], 1966

Joseph Kosuth

Titled (Art as idea as idea) [Statement], 1966

Sale Date: February 11, 2015

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Nominated Object, 1990

Joseph Kosuth

Nominated Object, 1990

Sale Date: January 27, 2015

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Ex Libris Series. Nietzsche, Freud,..., 1989

Joseph Kosuth

Ex Libris Series. Nietzsche, Freud,..., 1989

Sale Date: November 27, 2014

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Titled (Art as idea as idea), 1967

Joseph Kosuth

Titled (Art as idea as idea), 1967

Sale Date: December 3, 2014

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One and Eight: A Description (Violet), 1965

Joseph Kosuth

One and Eight: A Description (Violet), 1965

Sale Date: November 13, 2014

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Essays # 3, 2000

Joseph Kosuth

Essays # 3, 2000

Sale Date: October 29, 2014

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Discharge - Conversion, Lege Artis..., 1989

Joseph Kosuth

Discharge - Conversion, Lege Artis..., 1989

Sale Date: September 27, 2014

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Conciousness...Hegel, Phenomenology of Mind, 1991

Joseph Kosuth

Conciousness...Hegel, Phenomenology of Mind, 1991

Sale Date: September 27, 2014

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F.W.M.B (SELF-CANCELLED), 1993

Joseph Kosuth

F.W.M.B (SELF-CANCELLED), 1993

Sale Date: September 25, 2014

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