Josh Kline (artist)

Josh Kline (born 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American artist and curator living and working in New York City.[1] Josh Kline is represented by 47 Canal,[2] Lisson Gallery,[3] and Modern Art.[4]

He participated in the 2019 Whitney Biennial.[5] In 2023, The Whitney Museum of American Art hosted a solo exhibition of Kline's work titled Project for a New American Century. The exhibition featured the installation works Contagious Unemployment and Civil War. In these works, he utilized technology, digitization, and image manipulation to address the influence of political and social issues on people who make up the labor force.[6][7]

Work

Kline's first solo gallery exhibition was held at 47 Canal in 2011. In 2014, his work Skittles was displayed along the High Line in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. In 2015 His installation Freedom (a series of teletubby statues in SWAT gear with video monitors) was included in the 2015 New Museum Triennial, Surround Audience, and later in his survey at the Whitney Museum.[8] These sculptures also feature monitors embedded in the chests of the sculptures, playing video inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protests, in which the artist participated. The piece gained widespread attention and acclaim in the art press.[9][10]

In 2015, his piece Cost of Living (Aleyda) (2014) was included in America is Hard to See, the opening exhibition of the new Whitney Museum of American Art facility in the Meatpacking area of Manhattan, which was composed entirely of works from their permanent collection.[11]

In 2026, he wrote an article published in the academic journal October titled "New York Real Estate and the Ruin of American Art." It argued that staggering prices and rents for commercial and residential real estate in New York City have had a negative effect on the art industry, drawing on history and his own personal experience as an artist and arts administrator.[12] It was subsequently the subject of much discussion and critique by other artists and writers.[13][14][15]

Notable exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Whitney Biennial 2019, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, May 17 – October 27, 2019.[19]

Solo exhibitions

References

  1. ↑ "Josh Kline – Biography, Exhibitions, and Art on ARTUNER". Artuner.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  2. ↑ "47 Canal Josh Kline". 47canal.us. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  3. ↑ "Josh Kline | Artists". Lisson Gallery. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  4. ↑ "Josh Kline". Modern Art. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  5. ↑ "2019 WHITNEY BIENNIAL ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATING ARTISTS". Artforum.com. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Josh Kline: Project for a New American Century". whitney.org. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  7. ↑ "Our Brand is Crisis". whitney.org. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  8. ↑ "Artist Josh Kline Leaps Forward | W Magazine". Wmagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  9. ↑ "The 2015 New Museum Triennial Is a Pointed, Bracing Survey of Now | ARTnews". Artnews.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  10. ↑ "Six Pieces That Stuck Out at the New Museum's Triennial". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  11. ↑ Russeth, Andrew (23 April 2015). "The Whitney Opens With a Winner". Artnews.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  12. ↑ Kline, Josh (2026-02-01). "New York Real Estate and the Ruin of American Art". October (195): 91–109. doi:10.1162/OCTO.a.539. ISSN 0162-2870.
  13. ↑ "Josh Kline Misses the Mark". Hyperallergic. 8 April 2026.
  14. ↑ Greenberger, Alex (6 April 2026). "How Josh Kline Wrote the Essay That the Art World Can't Stop Talking About". ARTnews.com.
  15. ↑ Engquist, Erik (10 April 2026). "The Daily Dirt: Has NYC real estate crushed artists?". The Real Deal.
  16. ↑ "2015 Triennial: Surround Audience". newmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "America Is Hard to See". whitney.org. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "New Order: Art and Technology in the Twenty-First Century | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  19. ↑ "Whitney Biennial 2019". whitney.org. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  20. ↑ "Josh Kline: Freedom at Modern Art Oxford". www.modernartoxford.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  21. ↑ "Josh Kline: Project for a New American Century". whitney.org. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
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