Julian-Jakob Kneer Swiss, b. 1992

Julian-Jakob Kneer is a Swiss artist based in Paris and Berlin.

Through crossbreeding ready-made opposing narratives, Kneer’s practice riffs on themes of morality and the narcissistic self. Sifting contemporary zeitgeist artifacts through the lens of ancient lore, and inexorably returning to the foundational principles of the human psyche, he digs up and confronts our conceptions of supposed socio-cultural binaries such as right / wrong, beautiful / ugly, sick / healthy. Kneer breaks them down into their constituent parts, and releases them for recasting in a value-free queer space.

Julian-Jakob Kneer holds a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from the Universität der Künste, Berlin (Meisterschüler with Prof. Monica Bonvicini). His recent exhibitions and projects include Kunsthalle Košice (2024); Miettinen Collection, Berlin (2023); Blue Velvet Projects, Zurich (2023); Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin (2021); Liste Art Fair, Basel (2021); Kunsthalle Basel (2020); Lubov Gallery, New York (2019); PS120, Berlin (2019); Shore Gallery, Vienna (2019); Lucas Hirsch, Düsseldorf (2019); fffriedrich, Frankfurt am Main (2018), Geddert Hronjec Collection, Berlin (2017) among others.(2019); Shore Gallery, Vienna (2019); Lucas Hirsch, Düsseldorf (2019); fffriedrich, Frankfurt am Main (2018), among others.