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)
One and three labels, 1965

Joseph Kosuth

One and three labels, 1965

Sale Date: October 6, 2005

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Self-described and self-defined, 1965

Joseph Kosuth

Self-described and self-defined, 1965

Sale Date: June 23, 2005

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C.S.(Neon) # 2, 1989

Joseph Kosuth

C.S.(Neon) # 2, 1989

Sale Date: June 23, 2005

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One and three hats (in 3 parts), 1965

Joseph Kosuth

One and three hats (in 3 parts), 1965

Sale Date: June 22, 2005

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The square root of minus one, 1988

Joseph Kosuth

The square root of minus one, 1988

Sale Date: June 24, 2005

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Five missing mistakes (in 5 parts), 1989

Joseph Kosuth

Five missing mistakes (in 5 parts), 1989

Sale Date: May 26, 2005

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De Sade (diptych), 2003

Joseph Kosuth

De Sade (diptych), 2003

Sale Date: April 19, 2005

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De Sade (diptych), 2003

Joseph Kosuth

De Sade (diptych), 2003

Sale Date: April 19, 2005

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Art as idea as idea, 1968

Joseph Kosuth

Art as idea as idea, 1968

Sale Date: April 13, 2005

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Codice A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J. (10 works), 1980

Joseph Kosuth

Codice A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J. (10 works), 1980

Sale Date: January 31, 2005

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Five Words in Orange Neon, 1965

Joseph Kosuth

Five Words in Orange Neon, 1965

Sale Date: February 10, 2005

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One and three hammers (in 3 parts), 1965

Joseph Kosuth

One and three hammers (in 3 parts), 1965

Sale Date: November 11, 2004

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One and eight - A description (Violet), 1965

Joseph Kosuth

One and eight - A description (Violet), 1965

Sale Date: November 11, 2004

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No number no.2 - After St. Augustine's..., 1989

Joseph Kosuth

No number no.2 - After St. Augustine's..., 1989

Sale Date: November 10, 2004

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One and three windows - Anglais/Italien, 1965

Joseph Kosuth

One and three windows - Anglais/Italien, 1965

Sale Date: October 23, 2004

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Art as idea as idea, 1968

Joseph Kosuth

Art as idea as idea, 1968

Sale Date: October 5, 2004

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Self-described and self-defined, 1965–1965

Joseph Kosuth

Self-described and self-defined, 1965–1965

Sale Date: July 18, 2004

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Ex libris - 401, 1989–1989

Joseph Kosuth

Ex libris - 401, 1989–1989

Sale Date: June 9, 2004

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Titled (Art as idea as idea), 1966–1966

Joseph Kosuth

Titled (Art as idea as idea), 1966–1966

Sale Date: June 24, 2004

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Cathexis, 1980–1981

Joseph Kosuth

Cathexis, 1980–1981

Sale Date: June 25, 2004

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Calvin and Hobbes, 2001–2001

Joseph Kosuth

Calvin and Hobbes, 2001–2001

Sale Date: May 15, 2004

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Omission without submission is found in , 1987–1987

Joseph Kosuth

Omission without submission is found in , 1987–1987

Sale Date: May 14, 2004

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No number no.2 (After St. Augustine's..., 1989–1989

Joseph Kosuth

No number no.2 (After St. Augustine's..., 1989–1989

Sale Date: May 13, 2004

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Ex libris (N.F.F.L), 1991–1991

Joseph Kosuth

Ex libris (N.F.F.L), 1991–1991

Sale Date: February 12, 2004

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