Joel Mesler — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works23

Previous Sales 19

Christie's

Untitled (Wet Dream), 2022

HK$378,000 ($48k USD)

Mar 2025

Sotheby's

Untitled (Makin Bacon), 2020

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Untitled (Rising Glen), 2018

$15,000

Mar 2024

Christie's

Untitled (Early Bird), 2019

Christie's

Sotheby's

Untitled (Pop), 2021

Unknown

Apr 2022

Sotheby's

Untitled (Marc Chagall), 2016

Bought In

Apr 2022

Christie's

Untitled (You Deserve Great Things), 2020

CN¥5,670,000 ($788k USD)

Mar 2022

Christie's

New York, New York, 2021

$275,000

May 2021

Christie's

Untitled (Bruised Fruit), 2020

Bought In

Phillips

Untitled (Hopes and Dreams)

Unknown

Los Angeles Modern Auctions

Untitled (two works)

$1,008

Aug 2024

Wright

Jew-ish

Unknown

May 2026

Wright

I Could Have Tried Harder

$6,250

Jan 1970

Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy

I Could Have Tried Harder, 2018

Bidding closed

Pigment on linen

Phillips · Artsy

Untitled (Would I go to heaven), 2016

Bidding closed

Pen and marker drawing, on wove paper.

Art of Wishes Benefit Auction · Artsy

Untitled (Collector), 2019

Bidding closed

Pigment on linen

Anderson Ranch Arts Center Benefit Auction · Artsy

Feelings, 2019

Bidding closed

Pigment on linen

For Sale 4

Adam Biesk Inc. · Artsy

Early Bird, 2020

Price on request

Screenprint on Stonehenge paper

WEART · Artsy

Candy Land, 2023

US$26,700

Screenprint in colors on two sheets of Saunders Waterford Hi-White paper

Edit Hannam · Artsy

Thank You , 2021

For sale

5 color silkscreen print on Rives BFK, 270 gsm

The BlackWood Gallery · Artsy

Sunset Sunrise, 2021

US$13,400

Screenprint

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Galleries4

#18 David Kordansky Gallery

Instagram

#65 Patricia Low Contemporary

Instagram

#173 Lévy Gorvy Dayan

Instagram

#1,567 Edit Hannam

podcasts

Podcast Interviews1

podcasts The Art World: In Other Words, The Road Less Travelled with Joel Mesler The Art World: What If...?! · Jun 1, 2017

We're introducing a new feature for the ninth episode of "In Other Words", a one-on-one interview with a person who has taken an unusual approach to making their way in the art world— someone who has taken the road less …

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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News15

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The fair is located in East Manhattan, a thriving gallery community.

Independent Art Fair will hold its 17th edition from May 14–17, 2026, at a new venue, Pier 36 on the Lower East Side, New York. The fair features over…

exhibitionsMay 31, 2026

At Independent, Joel Mesler’s ‘Death Wish’ Is Part Art Exhibit, Part Market Experiment

Joel Mesler, a former gallerist turned artist, is debuting a new series of figurative paintings titled “Interiors” at the Independent art fair under t…

marketMay 14, 2026

Harper’s Bangkok Gallery Opens its Doors, Bringing Western Artists to Thailand

Harper's Bangkok, a new outpost of the New York-based gallery group founded by Harper Levine, opened in late March 2026 on the ground floor of the Sia…

marketMay 2, 2026

KAWS | Untitled (KAWS X Mocad) (2019)

Bidding has concluded for KAWS's 2019 screenprint, *Untitled (KAWS X Mocad)*, a limited-edition work produced for the artist's solo exhibition "Alone …

marketApr 23, 2026

Art Gallery Shows in Bangkok to Check Out in April

Bangkok's art scene is hosting several high-profile exhibitions this April, highlighted by the opening of Harper’s Bangkok, the first Southeast Asian …

exhibitionsApr 3, 2026

Independent 2026 Exhibitor List Announced

Independent has unveiled the exhibitor list for its 17th edition, scheduled for May 14–17, 2026. The fair is relocating to a new venue at Pier 36 in N…

exhibitionsMar 25, 2026

times esther kim varet campaign wet paint

Lower Manhattan is getting a new nonprofit art space called Times (styled in lowercase), founded by Summer Guthery and Francesca Sonara. Located on th…

newsJan 26, 2026

parties art artwalk sheree hovsepian auction gala

The Artwalk NY gala and auction raised over $8 million on Tuesday, November 19, 2025, to support the Coalition for the Homeless. Presented by Max Mara…

marketNov 6, 2025

What happens at a tattoo auction?

JOOPITER, the platform founded by Pharrell Williams, has launched a new auction titled "INKED: Tattoos by Contemporary Artists," curated by Sharon Cop…

marketOct 22, 2025

collectible body art: tattoos by lawrence weiner, peter marino and more hit the auction block

JOOPITER, Pharrell Williams's auction platform, launches its first standalone tattoo auction titled 'Inked: Tattoos by Contemporary Artists,' featurin…

marketOct 18, 2025

Philly museum showcases innovations in fine art screenprinting by NYC’s Brand X

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has become the official repository for the archive of Brand X Editions, a New York City-based print studio founded in 1…

exhibitionsSep 15, 2025

upstate art weekend major new york event collectors

The sixth edition of Upstate Art Weekend (UAW) launched with a party at Assembly in Kingston, New York, founded by Helen Toomer in 2020. The festival …

exhibitionsJul 23, 2025

hamptons shopping dining summer

A roundup of summer shopping, dining, and cultural offerings in the Hamptons highlights new collaborations and pop-ups. Artist Joel Mesler partners wi…

localJul 4, 2025

asia rising morgan stanley artnet

Artnet News and Morgan Stanley have collaborated on a report analyzing the art market's recovery after COVID-19, with a focus on Asia's emergence as a…

marketMay 1, 2025

morgan stanley intelligence report triumph contemporary

Morgan Stanley and Artnet have released an Intelligence Report analyzing the explosive growth of the ultra-contemporary art market—defined as work by …

marketMay 1, 2025

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