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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REFERENCE - DOCUMENTATION TITLED (ART AS IDEA AS

Joseph Kosuth

REFERENCE - DOCUMENTATION TITLED (ART AS IDEA AS

Sale Date: June 27, 1992

Auction Closed

DISCHARGE, CONVERSION, LEGE ARTIS (2-TEILIGE , 1989

Joseph Kosuth

DISCHARGE, CONVERSION, LEGE ARTIS (2-TEILIGE , 1989

Sale Date: May 27, 1992

Auction Closed

C. G. 16 [MED: ISCRIZIONE FOTOGRAFICA E NEON , 1987

Joseph Kosuth

C. G. 16 [MED: ISCRIZIONE FOTOGRAFICA E NEON , 1987

Sale Date: May 26, 1992

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EX LIBRIS

Joseph Kosuth

EX LIBRIS

Sale Date: May 13, 1992

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DESCRIZIONE PARZIALE, 1980

Joseph Kosuth

DESCRIZIONE PARZIALE, 1980

Sale Date: February 2, 1992

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OBJECT-DOCUMENTATION, TITLED (ART AS IDEA AS , 1967

Joseph Kosuth

OBJECT-DOCUMENTATION, TITLED (ART AS IDEA AS , 1967

Sale Date: December 1, 1991

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THE TENTH INVESTIGATION

Joseph Kosuth

THE TENTH INVESTIGATION

Sale Date: November 14, 1991

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TITLED (ART AS IDEA AS IDEA), 1967

Joseph Kosuth

TITLED (ART AS IDEA AS IDEA), 1967

Sale Date: November 14, 1991

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CLOCK/ ONE AND FIVE (DIAMETER: 30.5CM) (4), 1965

Joseph Kosuth

CLOCK/ ONE AND FIVE (DIAMETER: 30.5CM) (4), 1965

Sale Date: November 14, 1991

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TITLED (ART AS IDEA AS IDEA), 1967

Joseph Kosuth

TITLED (ART AS IDEA AS IDEA), 1967

Sale Date: October 17, 1991

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CATHEXIS 45, 1982

Joseph Kosuth

CATHEXIS 45, 1982

Sale Date: May 2, 1991

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MEANING (PHOTOSTAT ON BOARD LAID DOWN , 1967

Joseph Kosuth

MEANING (PHOTOSTAT ON BOARD LAID DOWN , 1967

Sale Date: May 1, 1991

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PRACTICE, #23/125, 1975–1975

Joseph Kosuth

PRACTICE, #23/125, 1975–1975

Sale Date: March 16, 1991

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I SHALL OFFER IT TO YOU AS A READY MADE , 1989–1989

Joseph Kosuth

I SHALL OFFER IT TO YOU AS A READY MADE , 1989–1989

Sale Date: January 20, 1991

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MISSING, 1980–1980

Joseph Kosuth

MISSING, 1980–1980

Sale Date: January 20, 1991

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ART AS IDEA AS IDEA, 1968–1968

Joseph Kosuth

ART AS IDEA AS IDEA, 1968–1968

Sale Date: January 20, 1991

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ART AS IDEA AS IDEA, 1967–1967

Joseph Kosuth

ART AS IDEA AS IDEA, 1967–1967

Sale Date: January 20, 1991

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(ART AS IDEA AS IDEA), 1967–1967

Joseph Kosuth

(ART AS IDEA AS IDEA), 1967–1967

Sale Date: December 13, 1990

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PLAKATFOLGE, PRACTICE, 1975–1975

Joseph Kosuth

PLAKATFOLGE, PRACTICE, 1975–1975

Sale Date: November 20, 1990

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DEFINITIONS

Joseph Kosuth

DEFINITIONS "MATERIAL", 1968–1968

Sale Date: November 8, 1990

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FRAGMENT FOR

Joseph Kosuth

FRAGMENT FOR "ZERO & NOT", 1986–1986

Sale Date: November 7, 1990

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TITLED (ART AS IDEA AS IDEA), 1967–1967

Joseph Kosuth

TITLED (ART AS IDEA AS IDEA), 1967–1967

Sale Date: October 18, 1990

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SPECIFIC, 1967–1967

Joseph Kosuth

SPECIFIC, 1967–1967

Sale Date: October 4, 1990

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MEANING, 1967–1967

Joseph Kosuth

MEANING, 1967–1967

Sale Date: October 4, 1990

Auction Closed

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