JOHN KLECKNER
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
70 × 40 cm
John Kleckner (*1978 in Osage, Iowa, USA) lives and works in Berlin.
Painting, drawing, and collage are central to Kleckner’s practice. Drawing on sources ranging from art history to anatomy and popular imagery, he arranges fragments into compositions in which contrasting visual languages meet. His paintings carry the sharp edges and unexpected juxtapositions of collage onto canvas, combining meticulous detail with passages of abstraction.
Balancing careful planning with chance, Kleckner allows familiar forms to become difficult to identify. Fragments recur in changing contexts, acquiring new associations while leaving their origins partly concealed. His works invite sustained looking, holding the viewer between recognition and uncertainty.
His work is held in collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Magasin III, Stockholm; and the Miettinen Collection. He received a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Artist Grant in 2021 and was one of three finalists for the Wilhelm Morgner Preis in 2022.
EXHIBITIONS:
• IRGENDWO (2026)
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