Beschreibung
The Swiss artist Miriam Cahn deals with political and social themes in oil paintings; charcoal, chalk, and colored and lead pencil drawings; and in photographs, films, and installations. Strong color is characteristic of her work, forming a stark contrast to the recurring motifs of violence, tenderness, war, destruction, and physical infirmity. Her habit of commenting upon her work in writing is a golden thread running throughout Cahns career. She illuminates her own art, commenting in the process on art and world events, and she sets up the texts opposite her artworks in exhibitions and publications. WRITING IN RAGE is the first compilation of her writing by itself, and includes essays, journal entries, and correspondence with friends, foes, family members, and gallerists. The book provides very personal insights into Cahns life, her family, and the art market, introducing the reader to a disputatious, independent spirit. MIRIAM CAHN (*1949, Basel) is considered one of the most acclaimed contemporary artists. For over four decades, she has been creating work based on an uncompromising resistance to discrimination in all forms. Influenced by performance art and the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s, her rich oeuvre includes painting, works on paper, performance, text and film. She lives and works in Stampa, Switzerland.
Autorenportrait
Die Schweizer Künstlerin MIRIAM CAHN (*1949, Basel) setzt sich in Ölmalereien, Kohle-, Kreide-, Farb- und Bleistiftzeichnungen, Fotografien, Filmen und Installationen mit politischen und gesellschaftlichen Themen auseinander. Charakteristisch für ihre Werke ist eine starke Farbigkeit, die mit den wiederkehrenden Motiven Gewalt, Zärtlichkeit, Krieg, Verwüstung und körperliche Versehrtheit starke Kontraste bildet. Ihr Schaffen selbst schreibend zu kommentieren, zieht sich dabei als roter Faden durch Cahns künstlerischen Werdegang. Sie durchleuchtet ihre eigenen Arbeiten, kommentiert dabei das Kunst- und Weltgeschehen und stellt die Texte auch in Ausstellungen und Publikationen den Werken gegenüber.
