Joseph Kosuth

American | 1945

Joseph Kosuth is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1945. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Sprüth Magers, London. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Galeria Luisa Strina have featured Joseph Kosuth's work in the past.Joseph Kosuth's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 1 USD to 337,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2000 the record price for this artist at auction is 337,000 USD for Five Words in Yellow Neon, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2008. In the past 12 months, his artworks have averaged 20,575 USD.Joseph Kosuth has been featured in articles for Spike, ArtLyst and MOUSSE Magazine. The most recent article is Conceptual Art 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Movement written for Daily Art Magazine in January 2025.

Featured for Sale

Titled Quotation (for L.C.) from the portfolio of Leo Castelli’s 90th Birthday ,1997

By Joseph Kosuth

Hamilton Selway Fine Art

At Auction

Notable Lots

FOUR COLORS FOUR WORDS ,1966

By Joseph Kosuth

-3%

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‘Titled (A.A.I.A.I.)’ [text-context]

By Joseph Kosuth

+383%

above mid-estimate

Titled (Art as Idea as Idea) - Joseph Kosuth

Titled (Art as Idea as Idea) ,1968

By Joseph Kosuth

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Recent Auction Results

Ex Libris N.F.F.L. ,1991

By Joseph Kosuth

-50%

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Horta Auction House

Four Titled Abstracts from S.M.S. No. 3 1968 - Joseph Kosuth

Four Titled Abstracts from S.M.S. No. 3 1968 ,1968

By Joseph Kosuth

-14%

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Boetto Auction House

Consciousness ,1991

By Joseph Kosuth

-52%

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Bernaerts Auctioneers

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Current Exhibitions

Among The Invisible Joins Works from the Enea Righi Collection

Museion, Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea

Bolzano | Italy

Sep 28,2024 - Mar 02,2025

Joseph Kosuth: The Question

Sprüth Magers, London

Mayfair | London | UK

Jan 24,2025 - Mar 15,2025

Take A Breath

IMMA, Irish Museum of Modern Art

Dublin | Ireland

Jun 14,2024 - Mar 17,2025

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Articles

Conceptual Art 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Movement

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Coverage

“ .. Kosuth's oeuvre is based on the visualization of the word, and he is known for his use of neon... ”
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Galleri Brandstrup

“ ..One of the founders of Conceptual art, Joseph Kosuth is best known for his pioneering text-based works... ”
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The Jewish Museum

“ ..Beckett’s project as an artist was in one important way parallel to that of Kosuth: both practices manifest a concern with meaning... ”
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Australian Center for Contemporary Art

“ ..Kosuth’s project as an artist shares a significant concern with Beckett: both practices manifest a parallel concern with meaning... ”
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Sean Kelly Gallery, New York

“ ..Installations function importantly in the work of Kosuth, however, non-installed smaller works, also permit the artist the possibility of working through certain ideas, which are concerned with issues... ”
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Vistamare Benedetta Spalletti