Joseph Kosuth

#onthisday On this day, May 16th, 1985, Lia Rumma Gallery in Naples opened Joseph Kosuth’s exhibition “Fort! Da”. 📷Installation view at Lia Rumma Gallery, Naples, 1985 #JosephKosuth #liarumma #liarummagallery @josephkosuthstudio

Berggruen Arts & Culture and Berggruen Institute Europe present a major new exhibition by Joseph Kosuth at Casa dei Tre Oci, Venice. Titled “The-exchange-value-of-language-has-fallen-to-zero” and curated by Mario Codognato and Adriana Rispoli, the exhibition reflects Kosuth’s lifelong investigation into language as both subject and material of art. For over five decades, Kosuth has explored how meaning is never fixed, but produced through context, reception and use. A new large-scale commission, “A Chain of Resemblance” (2026), installed at the gallery’s entrance and based on a text by Michel Foucault, foregrounds this central inquiry: language does not simply describe the world, it constructs it. Bringing together early works and later investigations, the exhibition traces Kosuth’s radical redefinition of authorship, interpretation and the role of the viewer. Throughout, language becomes a space of exchange in which perception, philosophy and social structures intersect. Joseph Kosuth’s relationship with Venice spans decades, including participation in eight Venice Biennales and permanent works in the city. This exhibition at Casa dei Tre Oci, the house of ideas, marks a new chapter in that dialogue. Long dedicated to philosophy, photography and contemporary artistic research, the building has become a significant cultural landmark in Venice, where artistic experimentation and critical reflection converge.

Berggruen Arts & Culture and Berggruen Institute Europe present a major new exhibition by Joseph Kosuth at Casa dei Tre Oci, Venice. Titled “The-exchange-value-of-language-has-fallen-to-zero” and curated by Mario Codognato and Adriana Rispoli, the exhibition reflects Kosuth’s lifelong investigation into language as both subject and material of art. For over five decades, Kosuth has explored how meaning is never fixed, but produced through context, reception and use. A new large-scale commission, “A Chain of Resemblance” (2026), installed at the gallery’s entrance and based on a text by Michel Foucault, foregrounds this central inquiry: language does not simply describe the world, it constructs it. Bringing together early works and later investigations, the exhibition traces Kosuth’s radical redefinition of authorship, interpretation and the role of the viewer. Throughout, language becomes a space of exchange in which perception, philosophy and social structures intersect. Joseph Kosuth’s relationship with Venice spans decades, including participation in eight Venice Biennales and permanent works in the city. This exhibition at Casa dei Tre Oci, the house of ideas, marks a new chapter in that dialogue. Long dedicated to philosophy, photography and contemporary artistic research, the building has become a significant cultural landmark in Venice, where artistic experimentation and critical reflection converge.

Berggruen Arts & Culture and Berggruen Institute Europe present a major new exhibition by Joseph Kosuth at Casa dei Tre Oci, Venice. Titled “The-exchange-value-of-language-has-fallen-to-zero” and curated by Mario Codognato and Adriana Rispoli, the exhibition reflects Kosuth’s lifelong investigation into language as both subject and material of art. For over five decades, Kosuth has explored how meaning is never fixed, but produced through context, reception and use. A new large-scale commission, “A Chain of Resemblance” (2026), installed at the gallery’s entrance and based on a text by Michel Foucault, foregrounds this central inquiry: language does not simply describe the world, it constructs it. Bringing together early works and later investigations, the exhibition traces Kosuth’s radical redefinition of authorship, interpretation and the role of the viewer. Throughout, language becomes a space of exchange in which perception, philosophy and social structures intersect. Joseph Kosuth’s relationship with Venice spans decades, including participation in eight Venice Biennales and permanent works in the city. This exhibition at Casa dei Tre Oci, the house of ideas, marks a new chapter in that dialogue. Long dedicated to philosophy, photography and contemporary artistic research, the building has become a significant cultural landmark in Venice, where artistic experimentation and critical reflection converge.

Collection Exhibition 2: The Possibilities of the Written Word September 27, 2025 – January 18, 2026 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Courtesy: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa and photography by Keizo Kioku

Collection Exhibition 2: The Possibilities of the Written Word September 27, 2025 – January 18, 2026 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Courtesy: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa and photography by Keizo Kioku

Collection Exhibition 2: The Possibilities of the Written Word September 27, 2025 – January 18, 2026 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Courtesy: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa and photography by Keizo Kioku

‘No Number #8 (Not on Color/Yellow), 1991. Yellow Neon. 15.5 x 271.5 cm 6 x 107 in

‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ (Orwell) #1, 2018. Pink neon mounted directly on the wall. 18 × 94.1 cm 7 1/8 × 37 in

‘The Question,’ Joseph Kosuth's solo show, is now open at Almine Rech Paris Turenne! This is the artist’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery, on view through October 11, 2025. @josephkosuthstudio • Marking the artist’s eightieth birthday, this exhibition celebrates a lifetime of rigorous inquiry into the nature of art, language, and meaning. Bringing together new and historical works, the exhibition offers a rare opportunity to reflect on the enduring legacy of one of the most influential artists of our time. At the core of the exhibition are three new eponymous works from Kosuth’s ongoing The Question series. These large-scale clocks, each bearing a quotation by a writer, philosopher, or intellectual, extend the artist’s decades-long engagement with language, meaning, and temporality. Enlarged and monumental, the clocks confront the viewer with the passing of time as a conceptual and visual proposition. • ‘The Question (V.W.),’ 2025 Clock and vinyl 185 x 25.3 cm 73 x 10 in ‘No Number #8 (Not on Color/Yellow),’ 1991 Yellow Neon 15.5 x 271.5 cm 6 x 107 in Photo by Hugard and Vanoverschelde Photography ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four (Orwell) #1,’ 2018 Pink neon mounted directly on the wall 18 x 94.1 cm 7 1/8 x 37 in Photo by Alessandro Wang © Joseph Kosuth - Courtesy of the Artist and Almine Rech • #JosephKosuth #TheQuestion #AlmineRechParisTurenne #Paris #AlmineRech

Joseph Kosuth returns to Naples with ‘The Question’, a major solo exhibition at Lia Rumma Gallery. The show explores the concept of time through new and past works, including a 2025 installation featuring a wall clock with a Gertrude Stein quote. Also featured are pieces from his “Existential Time” series and his iconic “One and Three Rakes” (1965), reflecting on language, meaning, and perception. The exhibition highlights Kosuth’s long-standing relationship with Lia Rumma and his continued inquiry into conceptual art. Through text, objects, and references to literature and philosophy, Kosuth questions how we construct meaning. The show marks a significant moment in his 80-year life and over 50-year career.

Joseph Kosuth returns to Naples with ‘The Question’, a major solo exhibition at Lia Rumma Gallery. The show explores the concept of time through new and past works, including a 2025 installation featuring a wall clock with a Gertrude Stein quote. Also featured are pieces from his “Existential Time” series and his iconic “One and Three Rakes” (1965), reflecting on language, meaning, and perception. The exhibition highlights Kosuth’s long-standing relationship with Lia Rumma and his continued inquiry into conceptual art. Through text, objects, and references to literature and philosophy, Kosuth questions how we construct meaning. The show marks a significant moment in his 80-year life and over 50-year career.