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Jonathan Meese: Fraulein Atlantis, Essl Museum
Jonathan Meese Fraulein Atlantis Essl Museum Author:Karlheniz, Jr. Essl, Robert Fleck Meese has been shocking and captivating audiences — worldwide with his multimedia performances in which he — incorporates allusions to German mythology and autocracy, — uses pop art and gothic overtones, and offers political — commentary. His newest work, Fräulein Atlantis, involves an — overflowing pressure chamber in which objects, pictures, and — ... more »sounds combine to form a bubbling volcanic current. The
installation, which is debuting at Austria s Essl Museum, is
displayed concurrently with 40 of Meese s theatrically inspired
paintings. This volume captures the excitement and depth of
Meese s art and includes an interview with the artist as well as
essays which explore the manifold aesthetic devices and
interpretations that make Meese one of the most talked-about