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Julian-Jakob Kneer
Julian-Jakob Kneer
Berlin, Germany
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Julian-Jakob Kneer
Berlin, Germany
In his artistic practice Kneer investigates the origin, logic, and contingency of inherited sociocultural symbol and allocation systems. Central to his work is the examination of subconscious dualisms and ‘abnormal/pathological’ deviances as judged from a bourgeois-normative perspective. This includes obscure and strongly emotionally-occupied objects and practices as well as artefacts and phenomena of everyday and popular culture commonly...
Read moreIn his artistic practice Kneer investigates the origin, logic, and contingency of inherited sociocultural symbol and allocation systems. Central to his work is the examination of subconscious dualisms and ‘abnormal/pathological’ deviances as judged from a bourgeois-normative perspective. This includes obscure and strongly emotionally-occupied objects and practices as well as artefacts and phenomena of everyday and popular culture commonly situated beyond ‘good taste’ (kitsch/camp, Mannerism). We live in a shared fiction made of agreed-upon symbols and codes which we’ve ascribed certain meanings, but which usually don’t possess any intrinsic worth. The vulnerability of these symbol and allocation systems offers potential for an artistic reevaluation. Within the framework of a Western world order founded on oppositions and dualisms, the artist is interested in exploring alternative manners of representation that elude the value attribution implicit in binary categories such as ‘pretty/ugly’, ‘sick/healthy’ and ‘right/wrong’.
Julian-Jakob Kneer
MARTYR (feast upon me / Alle Uhren bleiben stehen), 2019, varnish on polyurethane foam, 185 x 133 x 23 cm
LOSVER (life is a game and love is the price), 2019, varnish on polyurethane foam, 185 x 133 x 23 cm
NEKROMANTIK (Ich bin bereit für unser’n Pakt über die Ewigkeit), 2019, varnish on polyurethane foam, 185 x 133 x 23 cm
LosVeR II, 2019, dead roses, padded silk ribbon, lead wire embossing, silk fringes, 210 x 100 x 30 cm
brutie, 2018, mannequin, papier-mâché-mask, suit, silk ribbon, metal chain, latex gloves, latex stockings, lacquer on wooden shoes, 210 x 60 x 40 cm
brutie, 2018, mannequin, papier-mâché-mask, suit, silk ribbon, metal chain, latex gloves, latex stockings, lacquer on wooden shoes, 210 x 60 x 40 cm
SANGuinic spleen, 2018, lacquer on wooden shoes, polyester pantyhose, metal chain, satin gloves, velvet ribbon, nail, dimensions variable
sardonic heraldrY, 2018, lacquer on wooden shoes, polyester pantyhose, metal chain, satin gloves, velvet ribbon, dimensions variable
dance macabre (weiter! weiter ins verderben, wir müssen leben bis wir sterben), 2018, HD video, 4'20'' (https://vimeo.com/266276905)
Lolita, 2019, (group exhibition ‘Cold Prey’, Lubov Gallery, New York 2019), lacquer on wooden shoes, polyester pantyhose, satin gloves, silk ribbon, cotton cuffs, metal spikes, wooden spikes, variable dimensions
2019
ornament sublime, Lucas Hirsch, Düsseldorf DE
frottage, Limbo, Berlin DE
Ever After, Shore gallery, Vienna AT
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2019
Tending Towards, AMOQA, Athens GR
Teen Ranch, Main Street, Toronto CA
Meisterschülerpreis des Präsidenten (Shortlist), Universität der Künste, Berlin DE
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