The Suit of Light

The Suit of Light

Jon KesslerWW-1987-M070530
1987·Cloth jacket, photograph, steel, glass, and electric light bulb·28 x 35 x 14 1/2" (71.1 x 88.8 x 36.8 cm)

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Year
1987
Dimensions
28 x 35 x 14 1/2" (71.1 x 88.8 x 36.8 cm)

Artist

Jon Kessler
Jon Kessler

Mixed Media

Jon Kessler is an American sculptor and installation artist born in 1957 who constructs kinetic assemblages from found industrial materials, motors, and mechanical components. His work activates space through motion and sound, transforming scrap metal and discarded machinery into choreographed objects that oscillate between stillness and agitation. Working across large-scale installations and tabletop pieces, Kessler's practice engages postwar industrial aesthetics and the residual energy of mechanical systems, creating a visual language rooted in entropy and controlled chaos rather than traditional sculptural form.

Yonkers, NY, USA

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Year
1987
Dimensions
28 x 35 x 14 1/2" (71.1 x 88.8 x 36.8 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1987-M070530

Source

Source
moma
Status
verified

Artist

Jon Kessler

Jon Kessler

Mixed Media

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