Research Catalog

Title

Writing in rage / Miriam Cahn ; editor, Miriam Cahn ; translation, Richard Humphrey.

Author

Cahn, Miriam, 1949-

Publication

• Berlin : Hatje Cantz Verlag, [2019]
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

• Haus der Kunst München, host institution.
• Humphrey, Richard,
• Kunsthaus Bregenz, host institution.
• Kunstmuseum Bern, host institution.
• Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, host institution.
• Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie, host institution.

Description

298 pages; 24 cm

Summary

The Swiss artist Miriam Cahn (*1949, Basel) 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 Cahn's 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 Cahn's life, her family, and the art market, introducing the reader to a disputatious, independent spirit. --Publisher's website.

Uniform Title

Zornige Schreiben. English

Alternative Title

• Miriam Cahn : writing in rage
• Zornige Schreiben.

Subject

• Authorship
• Cahn, Miriam, 1949-
• Cahn, Miriam, 1949- > Exhibitions
• Cahn, Miriam, 1949- > Written works > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

• Artists' books.
• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Exhibition catalogs.

Note

• Translated from the German.
• Published in conjunction with exhibitions held at Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland, 22 February-16 June 2019; Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria, 13 April-30 June 2019; Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain, 4 June-14 October 2019; Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany, 12 July-27 October 2019; and Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, Poland, 29 November 2019-23 February 2020.
• Title from cover.

Call Number

JQE 21-158

ISBN

• 3775744878
• 978377574491 (canceled/invalid)
• 3775744916 (canceled/invalid)