Josh Kline (artist)

Josh Kline (born 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American artist and curator living and working in New York City. Josh Kline is represented by 47 Canal, Lisson Gallery, and Modern Art.

Kline's first solo gallery exhibition was held at 47 Canal in 2011. In 2014 his work Skittles was displayed along the High Line in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. In 2015 His installation Freedom (wherein Teletubby statues stand in the abound in SWAT gear while a computerized version of Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential inaugural address is played) was included in the New Museum Triennial, Surround Audience". The aforementioned piece gained widespread attention and acclaim in the News and art presses.

In 2015, his piece Cost of Living (Aleyda) (2014) was included in America is Hard to See, the opening exhibition of the new Whitney Museum of American Art facility in the Meatpacking area of Manhattan, which was composed entirely of works from their permanent collection.

He participated in the 2019 Whitney Biennial.

The Whitney Museum of American Art hosted a solo exhibition of Kline's work titled Project for a New American Century, from April 19 through August 13, 2023. The exhibition featured the installation works Contagious Unemployment and Civil War. In these works, he utilized technology, digitization, and image manipulation to address the influence of political and social issues on people who make up the labor force.