Miriam Cahn

Miriam Cahn (born 1949)[1] is a Swiss painter.

Biography

Cahn studied at Gewerbeschule in Basle from 1968 to 1975.[2]
Cahn's work

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 City, in 2011.[4] Cahn's work has been said to show influence by the Neo-Expressionism movement.[5]
Collections

Being a Woman is My Public Role. 1979.
Classical Love. 1983.[2]
Wild Love. 1984.[2]
Relations. 1989/90.[2]
Schlafen. 1997.[6]
Räumlichich. 2010-11.[6]

Exhibitions
Individual Exhibitions

Stampa, Basel, 1977, 1979, 1981
Wach Raum 1, Konrad Fischer, Zurich, 1982
Das Klassische Lieben, Kunsthalle Basel, 1983
Das Klassische Lieben, Musée la Chaux-de-Fonds, 1984
Das Klassische Lieben, Galerie Grita Insam, Vienna, 1984
Das Klassische Lieben, Stampa, Basel, 1984
Strategische Orte, Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, and Kunstmuseum, Bonn, 1985
Strategische Orte, Elisabeth Kaufmann, Zurich, 1985
Strategische Orte, DAAD, Berlin, 1986
Strategische Orte, Stampa, Basel, 1986
Lesen in Staub/Strategische Orte, Galerie Schmela, Dusseldorf, 1987
Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, 1987
Galerie Vorsetzen, Hamberg, 1987
Stampa, Basel, 1987
Elisabeth Kaufmann, Zurich, 1988
Van de Loo, Munich, 1988
Lesen in Staub, Gemeentemuseum, Arnhem, 1988
Lesen in Staub, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin, 1988
Lesen in Staub/Weibliche Monate, Kunstverein Hannover, 1988
Musée Rath, Geneva, 1988
Verwandschaften, Stampa, Basel, 1990
Verwandschaften, Art Frankfurt, 1990
Verwandschaften, Cornerhouse, Manchester, 1990
Verwandschaften, Galerie Espace, Amsterdam, 1991
Nachkrieg-Vorkrieg (Was Fehlt), Stampe, Basel, 1992
Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, 1992, 1995
Sarajevo, Stampa, Basel, 1993
Stampa, Basel, 1994

Selected Group Exhibitions

Feministische Kunst International, Frauenzimmer, Basel, 1979
Documenta, Kassel, Germany, 1982
Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1984
Crosscurrents in Swiss Art, Serpentine Gallery, London, 1984
Biennial, Sydney, 1986
Triennal de Dibuix, Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, 1989
Zur Sache Selbst, Künstlerinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts Museum, Wiesbaden, 1990
Centre d'Art Contemporian, Geneva, 1994
From Beyond the Pale, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 1994
Where Is Abel, Thy Brother? National Gallery of Contemporary Art Zacheta, Warsaw,[7] 1995

Reception

Jörg Scheller describes Cahn as a "feminist who likes to fight."[8] Schorgg comments that Cahn's pieces have a tone he describes as a "deceptive calm",[8] though Export et al. note the "wild sketching" as a key element to the tension between cultural influences in her work.[9]

In 1998 Cahn won the Käthe Kollwitz Prize awarded by the Academy of Arts, Berlin.
References

Foster, Alicia (2004). Tate women artists. London: Tate. pp. 186–187. ISBN 978-1-85437-311-3.
"Cahn, Miriam". Oxford Art Online. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
Cunningham, Peter (April 1980). "Feministische Kunst Internationaal: A Review". Oxford Art Journal. JSTOR 1360183.
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.
"Review: Miriam Cahn | Art | reviews, guides, things to do, film – Time Out New York". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
"Miriam Cahn". Cura. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
Hillstrom, Laurie Collier; Hillstrom, Kevin (1999-01-01). Contemporary women artists. Detroit: St. James Press. ISBN 1-55862-372-8.
"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. JSTOR 41389105.