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Jannis Kounellis

Jannis Kounellis

Artist

WA-00027984

DrawingConceptual ArtPerformance Art

Representation

None documented

12

Institutional Exhibitions

68

Works in Collection

105

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

100%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ472557 ULAN500047400

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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By Way Of: Material and Motion in the Guggenheim Collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

2024

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For 20 Years: Editions Schellmann

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989–1990

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Painters for the Theater

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Contemporary Works from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989–1990

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Collage: Selections from the Permanent Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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Europe, America: A Selection from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988

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Drawings Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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Large Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Contemporary Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984–1985

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Recent Acquisitions from the Department of Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

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Printed Art: A View of Two Decades

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

Field Verification (2 fields)

0 cross-verified · 2 single-source

LocationGallery Hauser· 80%
BiographyGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (7)

Hauser-Wirthhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/jannis-kounellis
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/jannis-kounellis
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
White-Cubehttps://www.artsy.net/artist/jannis-kounellis
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Gladstonehttps://www.artsy.net/artist/jannis-kounellis
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Almine-Rechhttps://www.alminerech.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Galleria-Continuahttps://www.galleriacontinua.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3230
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

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Graph relationships

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Movement

Conceptual Art

Medium

Drawing

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (68)

Untitled

2005 · Mixed media

object: 1001 x 709 x 157 mm

Untitled (Hair)

Untitled (Hair)

2004 · Metal, glass and hair

object: 652 x 450 x 140 mm

Untitled (Sewing Machine)

Untitled (Sewing Machine)

2004 · Metal, glass, sewing machine and coat

displayed: 705 x 498 x 210 mm

Untitled (Scissors)

Untitled (Scissors)

2004 · Metal, glass and scissors

object: 650 x 449 x 138 mm

Untitled

2004 · Steel, carpets, 2 hooks, coat and hat

display dimensions variable

Untitled (Knife and Train)

Untitled (Knife and Train)

2002 · 5 knives, 2 trains, metal and glass box

object: 530 x 398 x 98mm

Untitled (Sack with Z)

Untitled (Sack with Z)

2001 · Metal, glass, burlaq sack and coal

displayed: 650 x 450 x 140 mm

[no title]

1999 · Etching, drypoint and aquatint on paper

support: 355 x 387 mm

[no title]

1999 · Etching, drypoint and aquatint on paper

support: 355 x 387 mm

[no title]

1999 · Etching, drypoint and aquatint on paper

support: 355 x 387 mm

[no title]

1999 · Etching, drypoint and aquatint on paper

support: 355 x 387 mm

[no title]

1999 · Etching, drypoint and aquatint on paper

support: 355 x 387 mm

[no title]

1999 · Etching, drypoint and aquatint on paper

support: 355 x 387 mm

[no title]

1999 · Etching, drypoint and aquatint on paper

support: 355 x 387 mm

[no title]

1999 · Etching, drypoint and aquatint on paper

support: 355 x 387 mm

[no title]

1999 · Etching, drypoint and aquatint on paper

support: 355 x 387 mm

[no title]

1999 · Etching, drypoint and aquatint on paper

support: 355 x 387 mm

[no title]

1999 · Etching, drypoint and aquatint on paper

support: 355 x 387 mm

[no title]

1999 · Etching, drypoint and aquatint on paper

support: 355 x 387 mm

Untitled from 1999

Untitled from 1999

1999 · Letterpress from a portfolio of twelve etching, drypoint, and aquatints with chiné colle (one with blind embossing) and four letterpress prints

sheet: 13 3/4 × 15 1/8" (35 × 38.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from 1999

Untitled from 1999

1999 · Letterpress from a portfolio of twelve etching, drypoint, and aquatints with chiné colle (one with blind embossing) and four letterpress prints

sheet: 13 3/4 × 15 1/8" (35 × 38.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from 1999

Untitled from 1999

1999 · Letterpress from a portfolio of twelve etching, drypoint, and aquatints with chiné colle (one with blind embossing) and four letterpress prints

sheet: 13 3/4 × 15 1/8" (35 × 38.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from 1999

Untitled from 1999

1999 · Letterpress from a portfolio of twelve etching, drypoint, and aquatints with chiné colle (one with blind embossing) and four letterpress prints

sheet: 13 3/4 × 15 1/8" (35 × 38.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from 1999

1999 · One from a portfolio of twelve etching, drypoint, and aquatints with chiné colle (one with blind embossing) and four letterpress prints

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

68 published of 102 catalogued · 92 with image

MoMA
34 publishedof 68 catalogued58 img
Tate
32 published32 img
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Untitled
1971 · Tate · 1 prov
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Untitled (Hanging Knife)
1991 · Tate · 1 prov
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Untitled
1983 · Tate · 1 prov
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[no title]
1999 · Tate · 1 prov
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Untitled (Coffee)
1989 · Tate · 1 prov
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Untitled
1969 · Tate · 1 prov
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[no title]
1999 · Tate · 1 prov
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[no title]
1999 · Tate · 1 prov
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Untitled
2005 · Tate · 1 prov
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Untitled (Hair)
2004 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Project for Panel, Erie Street, Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Project for Panel, Erie Street, Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

12

Peers & Context5

Arte Poveraco-exhibitedMario Merzco-exhibited Rashid Johnsonco-exhibited Mona Hatoumco-exhibited Senga Nengudico-exhibited

Movements2

Conceptual Art Performance Art

Collections5

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

Market

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Network

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