Julian-Jakob Kneer
JULIAN-JAKOB KNEER is a Swiss artist based between Paris and Berlin. Through crossbreeding ready-made opposing narratives, Kneer’s practice riffs on themes of morality and the narcissistic self. Sifting contemporary zeitgeist artifacts and pop culture through the lens of ancient lore, and inexorably returning to the foundational principles of the human psyche, he digs up and confronts our conceptions of supposed socio-cultural binaries such as right / wrong, beautiful / ugly, sick / healthy. Kneer breaks them down into their constituent parts, and releases them for recasting in a value-free queer space.
Julian-Jakob Kneer, BASTARD (BARBENHEIMER), 2023, uv-print on mirror-aluminum, galvanized mirror-aluminum artist-frame, 65 x 47 x 3 cm
BASTARDS (CAREGIVERS), 2023 uv-print on mirror-aluminum, galvanized mirror-aluminum artist-frame 125 x 90 x 3 cm
BASTARDS (CAREGIVERS) at Blue Velvet Projects, Zurich 2023
BASTARDS (NEVERLAND) at shore gallery, Vienna 2023
Julian-Jakob Kneer BASTARD (NEVERLAND, 7), 2023 uv-print on mirror-aluminum, galvanized mirror-aluminum artist-frame 125 x 90 x 3 cm
Julian-Jakob Kneer KANYE, 2022 digital print on puzzle, aluminum construction 97 x 75 x 5.5 cm
Julian-Jakob Kneer SINATRA, 2022 digital print on puzzle, aluminum construction 97 x 75 x 5.5 cm
Julian-Jakob Kneer LEATHER FACE, 2022 Hermès Birkin bag, custom-made silicone mask 28 x 40 x 21 cm
Julian-Jakob Kneer at brunand brunand gallery, Berlin 2021
Julian-Jakob Kneer for Schinkel Pavillon / High-Rise Berlin, 2021
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