Cosima Von Bonin - Artist Info

About Cosima Von Bonin

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    Following is an exhibition review from The New York Times, September 23, 2016, by Jason Farago

    This world, Hamlet tells us, is a sea of troubles; love, every pop star will assure you, is as deep as an ocean. For the versatile, sometimes inscrutable German sculptor Cosima von Bonin, too, the sea is a metaphor for our own lives, and she brings to our dry environment visitors from the deep. Hermit crabs and octopuses flounce on furniture, burdened by all too human anxieties. Clams stare out of their shells, their goggle eyes bearing down on you as if they know your secrets.

    Ms. von Bonin’s idiosyncratic sculptures and installations, often making use of colorful textiles, have made her a leading German artist, and now, bela...

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