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JANNIS KOUNELLIS

JANNIS KOUNELLIS

1936-2017, Greece
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Jannis Kounellis Biography

Jannis Kounellis was born in 1936 in Piraeus, Greece and died on 16 February 2017 in Roma.

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I’m an old humanist, and for me, man is an irreplaceable centrality and an open border.
Jannis Kounellis on Painting, Material Weight, and Freedom
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Works at Galerie Lelong

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Untitled by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork sculpture
Jannis Kounellis Untitled, 2008 Iron, coat, glass and stained glass
100 x 70 cm
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Untitled by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork sculpture
Jannis Kounellis Untitled, 1996 Steel, lead, rags
200 x 180 cm
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Untitled by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork sculpture
Jannis Kounellis Untitled, 2009 Wire mesh, wood with gold leaf, coat and hooks on iron plate
200 x 180 x 15 cm
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Sans titre by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork drawing works on paper
Jannis Kounellis Sans titre, 2009 Paintstick on paper
50 x 70 cm
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Untitled by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork mixed media
Jannis Kounellis Untitled, 1998 Iron, steel beams, painting on paper, coats
200 x 600 cm
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Untitled by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork works on paper
Jannis Kounellis Untitled, 2009 Paintstick on paper
50 x 70 cm
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Sans titre I Cappotti 10 by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork print
Jannis Kounellis Sans titre (I Cappotti) 10, 2014 Gravure
220 x 120 cm
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Sans titre I Cappotti 8 by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork print
Jannis Kounellis Sans titre (I Cappotti) 8, 2014 Gravure
120 x 220 cm
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Recently Exhibited

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Contemporary art exhibition Group Exhibition Jannis Kounellis Arnulf Rainer Antoni Tapies at Galerie Lelong 38 Avenue Matignon Paris France
Group Exhibition Jannis Kounellis, Arnulf Rainer, Antoni Tàpies Galerie Lelong 5 September–26 October 2019
38 Avenue Matignon, Paris
Contemporary art exhibition Jannis Kounellis Les manteaux at Galerie Lelong 13 Rue de Teheran Paris France
Jannis Kounellis Les manteaux Galerie Lelong 24 January–9 March 2019
13 Rue de Téhéran, Paris
Contemporary art exhibition Jannis Kounellis Boites. 1989 2015. at Galerie Lelong 13 Rue de Teheran Paris France
Jannis Kounellis Boîtes. 1989 – 2015. Galerie Lelong 26 May–13 July 2018
13 Rue de Téhéran, Paris

Works Elsewhere

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Untitled by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork sculpture
Jannis Kounellis Untitled, 1987 Iron and flowers
200 x 180 x 30 cm
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Untitled by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork works on paper
Jannis Kounellis Untitled, 1960 Paint on paper
89 x 118.6 x 3 cm (incl frame) White Cube Request Price & Availability
Untitled by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork works on paper
Jannis Kounellis Untitled, 1959 Paint on paper
52 x 66 x 4 cm (incl frame) White Cube Request Price & Availability
Untitled by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork painting
Jannis Kounellis Untitled, 1959-1960 Oil on canvas
125 x 205 cm
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Untitled by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork design
Jannis Kounellis Untitled, 1999 Plates, iron shelves, bags and plaster
360.7 x 200.7 x 55.9 cm
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Untitled by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork sculpture
Jannis Kounellis Untitled, 1968 Jute bags and coal
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Untitled by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork sculpture
Jannis Kounellis Untitled, 1990 Iron, crucibles and rope
200 x 180 x 30 cm
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Sem titulo by Jannis Kounellis contemporary artwork sculpture
Jannis Kounellis Sem título, 2013 Iron and glass
200 x 180 cm
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Represented By

Galerie Lelong contemporary art gallery in 13 Rue de Teheran Paris France
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Gladstone contemporary art gallery in 515 West 24th Street New York United States
Gladstone New York +2 locations Follow +
Levy Gorvy Dayan contemporary art gallery in New York United States
Lévy Gorvy Dayan New York +1 location Follow +
MASSIMODECARLO contemporary art gallery in Milan Italy
MASSIMODECARLO Milan +4 locations Follow +

Jannis Kounellis in Ocula Magazine

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Jannis Kounellis on Painting Material Weight and Freedom
Conversation Jannis Kounellis on Painting, Material Weight, and Freedom Anna Dickie The Arte Povera heavyweight discusses his identity as a painter, artistic freedom, and his new site‑specific works in Korea.
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Conversation Dakis Joannou on the DESTE Foundation's Evolution Stephanie Bailey We are not playing power games or trying to dominate the Greek art scene. We are just here and we are open for people to share in what we are doing.

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