Representative work by Miriam Cahn
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Artist

Miriam Cahn

b. 1949, Basel, Switzerland · Swiss

Miriam Cahn developed a forceful practice around bodies, sexuality, war, migration and violence. Beginning with illicit charcoal drawings in public space, she later moved toward luminous color and ghostlike figures.

Painting; drawing; performance

Artist Films

Major Works

  • 1980sdas wilde Lieben
  • 1990skörperlich
  • 2010ssoldat
  • 2015Mare Nostrum
  • 2019I as Human
  • 1980sUntitled
  • 2000sUntitled
  • 1980sReading in Dust
  • 1990skrieg
  • 2010sMigranten

Interviews & Writing

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