Miriam Cahn
Miriam Cahn (born 1949)[1] is a Swiss painter.
Background
Cahn went to school at Gewerbeschule in Basle from 1968 to 1975.[2] Cahn's paintings and drawings incorporate feminism themes and female rituals; featuring "violent and shocking representations of sexual organs".[3] They are often created using unorthodox methods.[4] Cahn's first exhibition was Being a Women in My Public Role in 1979.[2] Cahn's first exhibition in the United States was at the Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York, in 2011.[4]
Collections
- Being a Woman in My Public Role. 1979.
- Classical Love. 1983.[2]
- Wild Love. 1984.[2]
- Relations. 1989/90.[2]
- Schlafen. 1997.[5]
- Räumlichich. 2010-11.[5]
Reception
Jörg Scheller describes Cahn as a "feminist who likes to fight".[6] According to Scheller, her pieces stand out against other feminist painters. Cahn's works are not almost crossing the line into being pornographic, like other feminist art pioneers. Schorgg comments that Cahn's pieces have a tone he describes as a "deceptive calm",[6] though Export et al. note the "wild sketching" as a key element to the tension between cultural influences in her work.[7]
References
- ↑ Foster, Alicia (2004). Tate women artists. London: Tate. pp. 186–187. ISBN 9781854373113.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Cahn, Miriam". Oxford Art Online. Retrieved April 3, 2015.http://www.oxfordartonline.com.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/subscriber/article/grove/art/T013003?q=miriam+cahn&search=quick&pos=1&_start=1#firsthit/ref>
- ↑ Cunningham, Peter (April 1980). "Feministische Kunst Internationaal: A Review". Oxford Art Journal. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- 1 2 Priscilla Frank (September 3, 2012) "Swiss Painter Miriam Cahn On Her Upcoming Exhibition 'Lachen Bei Gefahr' At Badischer Kunstverein, Germany", Huffington Post (Arts & Culture). Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- 1 2 "Miriam Cahn". Cura. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- 1 2 "Miriam Cahn | Reviews | Archive | frieze d/e". frieze-magazin.de. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ↑ Export, Valie; Eifler, Margaret; Sager, Kurt (1988). "The Real and Its Double: The Body". Discourse 11 (1): 15.
Further reading
- Schmetterling, Astrid. "Cahn, Miriam." In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, (accessed February 18, 2012; subscription required).
External links
- Entry for Miriam Cahn on the Union List of Artist Names.
- Cahn's Collections at Cura Magazine
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