Parody of power and symbolic construction
“Der Staatsgoot DR. ERWIN de Dr. NO im Raum des 3 GOTT PAKTTUMS” (2003) by Jonathan Meese belongs to a central phase of his practice, characterized by a layered visual and conceptual approach in which language, symbol, and gesture coexist within a theatrical dimension.
Executed in mixed media, acrylic and collage on canvas, the work presents a dense and material surface, traversed by iconographic and textual elements. The composition unfolds as a field of tension, where signs, images, and words construct a fragmented and provocative narrative.
The work reflects a practice that subverts political, cultural, and historical references, transforming them into a parodic visual system. The central image, together with linguistic fragments, contributes to a construction in which power is represented as a theatrical and unstable device.
Jonathan Meese – Der Staatsgoot DR. ERWIN de Dr. NO im Raum des 3 GOTT PAKTTUMS, 2003
Provenance: Contemporary Fine Art, Berlin; Galerie Templon, Paris
Exhibitions: FIAC, Paris, Galerie Templon (2003)
Archive: work archived, certificate of authenticity issued by Galerie Templon
