Jonathan Berger
THAT IS TO SAY, PERFECTION IS PROGRESSIVE.
Lot Closed
September 29, 02:03 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 USD
Lot Details
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Jonathan Berger
b. 1980
THAT IS TO SAY, PERFECTION IS PROGRESSIVE.
Executed in 2021.
tin, nickel
1 1/4 by 45 by 1 in. (3.18 by 114.3 by 2.54 cm.)
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Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York
Jonathan Berger’s practice has maintained three primary focuses for the last two decades: the archive as a constantly changing and living entity; the repurposing of the exhibition site, and how ideas and content are cross-pollinated therein; as well as collaboration as a shared experience of trust and belief. He maintains an interest in abstract and experimental forms of non-fiction, including embodied biography and portraiture as they are rendered through the creation of large-scale, narrative-based exhibitions made from both constructed and found objects. Berger’s intensive investiture in creative communities has enabled him to create a web of relationships which, due to the collaborative nature of all of his work, threads together a diverse and wide-ranging group of participants.
Berger’s work has been included in exhibitions at the Aspen Art Museum, Aspen; Maccarone, New York; and in the 2022 Whitney Biennial among many others.
