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Joseph Kosuth is an American painter, illustrator, photographer, and university teacher, born on 31 January 1945 in Toledo. He has worked in New York City, Stuttgart, Tuntange, and Toledo, and is associated with the conceptual art movement and Art & Language. Kosuth took part in Documenta 6, documenta 7, and Documenta IX, and his works are held in the collections of the Belvedere, the Städel Museum, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, and the Finnish National Gallery. He speaks English.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1945-01-31 ) January 31, 1945 (age 81) , Toledo, Ohio , US
- Education
- School of Visual Arts
- Known for
- Conceptual art
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Toledo
- Occupation
- visual artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Documenta IX
- Field of work
- conceptual art
- Genre
- conceptual art
- Movement
- Art & Language
- Image
- Joseph Kosuth (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Rome
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- Joseph Kosuth
- date of birth
- 1945-01-31
- Commons Creator page
- Joseph Kosuth
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- has works in the collection
- Kunstmuseum Stuttgart
- floruit
- 1978-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Joseph Kosuth (/kəˈsuːθ/; born January 31, 1945) is an American conceptual artist, who lives in New York and Venice, after having resided in various cities in Europe, including London, Ghent and Rome.
A giant copy of the Rosetta stone, by Joseph Kosuth in Figeac, France, the birthplace of Jean-François Champollion
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