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Born 1957 Yonkers, New York. Known for: Kinetic, mixed-media, found object, installation, educator.
The following, submitted December 2005, is from Isabelle Woodley, representative of the artist. Jon Kessler is known for kinetic mixed-media and found-object sculpture, installation, and as an art... Read full biography
The following, submitted December 2005, is from Isabelle Woodley, representative of the artist. Jon Kessler is known for kinetic mixed-media and found-object sculpture, installation, and as an art educator. Since 1983, he has exhibited widely in galleries and museums through the United States,... Read full biography
The following, submitted December 2005, is from Isabelle Woodley, representative of the artist. Jon Kessler is known for kinetic mixed-media and found-object sculpture, installation, and as an art educator. Since 1983, he has exhibited widely in galleries and museums through the United States, Europe and Japan. His work has been collected by numerous institutions including The Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center, and both the Chicago and Los Angeles... Read full biography
The following, submitted December 2005, is from Isabelle Woodley, representative of the artist. Jon Kessler is known for kinetic mixed-media and found-object sculpture, installation, and as an art educator. Since 1983, he has exhibited widely in galleries and museums through the United States, Europe and Japan. His work has been collected by numerous institutions including The Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center, and both the Chicago and Los Angeles Museums of Contemporary Art. From 2000 to 2005 he served as Chair of the Visual Arts Department of Columbia Univerity's School of the Arts. Jon Kessler currently lives and works in New York City and Brooklyn, New York. CURRENT EXHIBITION. The Palace... Read full biography
The following, submitted December 2005, is from Isabelle Woodley, representative of the artist. Jon Kessler is known for kinetic mixed-media and found-object sculpture, installation, and as an art educator. Since 1983, he has exhibited widely in galleries and museums through the United States, Europe and Japan. His work has been collected by numerous institutions including The Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center, and both the Chicago and Los Angeles Museums of Contemporary Art. From 2000 to 2005 he served as Chair of the Visual Arts Department of Columbia Univerity's School of the Arts. Jon Kessler currently lives and works in New York City and Brooklyn, New York. CURRENT EXHIBITION. The Palace at 4A.M. P.S.1, Long Island City, New York. Oct 30, 2005 - Feb 06, 2006... Read full biography
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About Jon Kessler: Keywords
Keywords (22)
Art Method
- •Installation Art
- •Kinetic Energy
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Aluminum/Aluminium
- •Assemblage
- •Found Objects, Junk, Recycles
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Video Art, Documentary Photo, Cinema, Filmmaking
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Oriental Influence
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Japan
Art School
- •Columbia University Art Department, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
- •National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
- •Whitney Museum Independent Study Program
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Saatchi Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Exhibition of Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art