NOEL COWARD IS BACK AT TATE MODERN
DR. HUMPTY DUMPTY VS. FRA NO-FINGER
*Live* performance at 10pm on Saturday 25th February, 2006
German artist Jonathan Meese has been forging a serious and controversial reputation for his diverse practice that includes paintings, sculptures and found materials that he uses to create visually complex installations. This Saturday at London's Tate Modern he will present a stage packed with such materials on which he will perform a highly charged live one-man scenario. Cannibalising material from culturally charge sources as varied as Richard Wagner, Noel Coward and the Marquis de Sade; Meese's world-view is extremely individual, bordering on the absurd. 'Noel Coward is back' will feature several enormous and violently drawn paintings of Coward, a sculpture of the Colossus of Rhodes, and a boxing ring. View clips from a recent interview conducted in Berlin about his performances, subject matter, and in particular his love of Noel Coward. Imagery will be broadcast live from the Tate Modern at 10pm onwards on Saturday 25th to give a sense of the rousing nature of this contemporary maverick in action.
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Credits
Image capture: Jermemy Valender
All imagery Jonathan Meese: Courtesy the artist, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin and Modern Art, London
Selected links
http://www.tate.org.uk
http://www.cfa-berlin.com
http://www.modernartinc.com
