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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MODUS OPERANDI

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MODUS OPERANDI

Sale Date: October 4, 1990

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Z & N (NEON) 4

Joseph Kosuth

Z & N (NEON) 4

Sale Date: October 4, 1990

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The difficulty in understanding now..., 1988–1988

Joseph Kosuth

The difficulty in understanding now..., 1988–1988

Sale Date: June 18, 1990

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GENERAL - DOCUMENTATION

Joseph Kosuth

GENERAL - DOCUMENTATION "TITLED (ART AS , 1967–1967

Sale Date: June 18, 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: June 18, 1990

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OBJECT - DOCUMENTATION

Joseph Kosuth

OBJECT - DOCUMENTATION "TITLED(ART AS..., 1967–1967

Sale Date: June 18, 1990

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TEN PARTIAL DESCRIPTIONS

Joseph Kosuth

TEN PARTIAL DESCRIPTIONS

Sale Date: June 10, 1990

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Composizione, 1978–1978

Joseph Kosuth

Composizione, 1978–1978

Sale Date: May 10, 1990

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CATHEXIS 45, 1982–1982

Joseph Kosuth

CATHEXIS 45, 1982–1982

Sale Date: May 8, 1990

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ZERO AND NOT, 1986–1986

Joseph Kosuth

ZERO AND NOT, 1986–1986

Sale Date: February 27, 1990

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Untitled, 1983–1983

Joseph Kosuth

Untitled, 1983–1983

Sale Date: February 21, 1990

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Under these conditions the analysis..., 1987–1987

Joseph Kosuth

Under these conditions the analysis..., 1987–1987

Sale Date: February 16, 1990

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Neither would I be against this correction

Joseph Kosuth

Neither would I be against this correction

Sale Date: January 20, 1990

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Text/context, 1978–1978

Joseph Kosuth

Text/context, 1978–1978

Sale Date: January 20, 1990

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Art as idea as idea, 1967–1967

Joseph Kosuth

Art as idea as idea, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 9, 1989

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One and three triangles, 1965–1965

Joseph Kosuth

One and three triangles, 1965–1965

Sale Date: November 9, 1989

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One and eight, 1965–1965

Joseph Kosuth

One and eight, 1965–1965

Sale Date: November 8, 1989

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Drawing for not 'documentation', 1966–1966

Joseph Kosuth

Drawing for not 'documentation', 1966–1966

Sale Date: May 4, 1989

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Four colors, four words, a description, 1965

Joseph Kosuth

Four colors, four words, a description, 1965

Sale Date: April 16, 1989

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MISSING, 1979–1979

Joseph Kosuth

MISSING, 1979–1979

Sale Date: February 23, 1989

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Titled (Art as Idea as Idea) 1967, 1967–1967

Joseph Kosuth

Titled (Art as Idea as Idea) 1967, 1967–1967

Sale Date: February 15, 1989

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

Joseph Kosuth

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

Sale Date: February 14, 1989

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'This question may justly be raised', 1988

Joseph Kosuth

'This question may justly be raised', 1988

Sale Date: December 1, 1988

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One and three stools, 1965–1965

Joseph Kosuth

One and three stools, 1965–1965

Sale Date: November 11, 1988

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