Miriam Cahn
About
Miriam Cahn is a Swiss artist whose rediscovery and recognition are exceptional.
Miriam Cahn made her name with her charcoal drawings in the 80s and 90s, whose figuration was already powerful and profound. She gained international recognition after her acclaimed participation to the Documenta of Kassel in 1982 and the Venice Biennale in 1984, aged 32 and 34 respectively. In 1995, due to back pain that hindered her from working on her drawings on the floor, she turned to painting and experienced a long and difficult period in her career. However, her work will always be acclaimed by curators and conservators worldwide, especially in Italian and German institutions, for its urgency, existentiality and emotionality. Today, Miriam Cahn is enjoying a major rediscovery and recognition of her oeuvre, particularly since the inaugural exhibition at the Bourse De Commerce in 2021 where her works were exhibited alongside other artists collected by François Pinault. Miriam Cahn is collected by the most important institutions in the world and has been the subject of several museum exhibitions, including one at the Palais De Tokyo in 2023.
Collections
Collection Mahssa Talai
Acquired in 2022
Liegen, 2005
Oil on canvas
30 x 50 cm
Unique
Resume
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS :
HELVETIA ART FOYER, BASEL
KUNST ZEUG HAUS, RAPPERSWIL
KUNSTHALLE, EMDEN
KUNSTHAUS, BIEL
KUNSTHAUS, ZUG
KUNSTHAUS, ZURICH
KUNSTMUSEUM, BASEL
KUNSTMUSEUM, BERN
MEZZANIN STIFTUNG FUR KUNST, SCHAAN
MUSEUM FUR MODERNE KUNST, FRANKFURT
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, WARSAW
PETERS MESSER COLLECTION, VIERSEN
ROBERTS INSTITUTE OF ART, LONDON
ROSENBLUM COLLECTION AND FRIENDS, PARIS
TATE BRITAIN, LONDON
VOGELE KULTURZENTRUM, PFAFFIKON
WESERBURG MUSEUM FUR MODERNE KUNST, BREMEN
THE COMPLETE RESUME IS AVAILABLE ONLY ON COMPUTER !
COMPLETE RESUME :
EDUCATION :
1968 GRAPHICS, DESIGN SCHOOL, BASEL
SOLO SHOWS :
2024 MIRIAM CAHN : READING DUST, STEDELIJK MUSEUM, AMSTERDAM
2024 MIRIAM CAHN : DEVOIR PLEURER, JOCELYN WOLFF, PARIS
2024 MIRIAM CAHN, OSMOS, NEW YORK
2024 MIRIAM CAHN : SOLITUDE, BERNHEIM GALLERY, LONDON
2023 MIRIAM CAHN, MEYER RIEGGER, KARLSRUHE
2023 MIRIAM CAHN : MA PENSEE SERIELLE, PALAIS DE TOKYO, PARIS
2022 MIRIAM CAHN : MEINE JUDEN, MUSEUM FUR GEGENWARTSKUNST, SIEGEN
2022 MIRIAM CAHN : GEZEICHNET, FONDAZIONE ICA, MILANO
2022 MIRIAM CAHN, KUNSTMUSEUM, BASEL
2021 ME AS HAPPENING, THE POWER PLANT, TORONTO
2021 MIRIAM CAHN PART 2, WAKO WORKS OF ART, TOKYO
2021 MIRIAM CAHN, PALAZZO CASTELMUR, STAMPA
2021 MIRIAM CAHN PART 1, WAKO WORKS OF ART, TOKYO
2020 ME AS HAPPENING, KUNSTHAL CHARLOTTENBORG, COPENHAGEN
2020 MIRIAM CAHN : ZEIGE, MEYER RIEGGER, BERLIN
2020 MIRIAM CAHN : NOTRE SUD, JOCELYN WOLFF, PARIS
2019 MIRIAM CAHN : I AS HUMAN, KUNSTMUSEUM, BERN
2019 MIRIAM CAHN : I AS HUMAN, MUZEUM SZTUKI NOWOCZESNEJ, WARSAW
2019 MIRIAM CAHN : ANGST VOR ZU SCHON, WAKO WORKS OF ART, TOKYO
2019 MIRIAM CAHN : I AS HUMAN, HAUS DER KUNST, MUNICH
2019 MIRIAM CAHN : EVERYTHING IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT, REINA SOFIA, MADRID
2019 MIRIAM CAHN : DAS GENAUE HINSCHAUEN, KUNSTHAUS, BREGENZ
2019 MIRIAM CAHN : PHOTOGRAPHS, WAKO WORKS OF ART, TOKYO
2018 MIRIAM CAHN : LACHEN MUSSEN, MEYER RIEGGER, KARLSRUHE
2017 MIRIAM CAHN : DEVOIR AIMER, JOCELYN WOLFF, PARIS
2017 MIRIAM CAHN, BLONDEAU & CIE, GENEVA
2016 MIRIAM CAHN : RENNEN MUSSEN, WAKO WORKS OF ART, TOKYO
2016 MIRIAM CAHN, BLONDEAU & CIE, GENEVA
2016 MIRIAM CAHN : MARE NOSTRUM, MEYER RIEGGER, BERLIN
2016 MIRIAM CAHN : AT EYE LEVEL, KUNSTHALLE, KIEL
2015 MIRIAM CAHN : CREATURE, DRAWRING ROOM, HAMBURG
2015 MIRIAM CAHN : KORPERLICH/CORPOREL, AARGAUER KUNSTHAUS, AARAU
2014 MIRIAM CAHN : SCHLACHTFELD/ALTERSWERK, JOCELYN WOLFF, PARIS
2014 MIRIAM CAHN : INVENTORY, STADTISCHE GALERIE, OFFENBURG
2014 MIRIAM CAHN : KORPERLICH/CORPOREL, CENTRE CULTUREL SUISSE, PARIS
2014 GALLERY SHOW, WAKO WORKS OF ART, TOKYO
2014 MIRIAM CAHN : NATURE ET PROPORTIONS, JOCELYN WOLFF, PARIS
2014 MIRIAM CAHN : KORPERLICH/CORPOREL, MEYER RIEGGER, KARLSRUHE
2013 MIRIAM CAHN, ELIZABETH DEE GALLERY, NEW YORK
2012 MIRIAM CAHN : LACHEN BEI GEFAHR, BADISCHER KUNSTVEREIN, KARLSRUHE
2012 MIRIAM CAHN : MEINE JUDEN, WAKO WORKS OF ART, TOKYO
2012 MIRIAM CAHN : FAMILIENRAUM, MEYER RIEGGER, BERLIN
2012 MIRIAM CAHN : SCHAUEN, HILFIKER KUNSTPROJEKTE, LUCERNE
2011 MIRIAM CAHN, ELIZABETH DEE GALLERY, NEW YORK
2011 MIRIAM CAHN, THE DAVID ROBERTS ART FOUNDATION, LONDON
2011 MIRIAM CAHN : DAS WILDE LIEBEN, PASSERELLE, BREST
2011 MIRIAM CAHN, JOCELYN WOLFF, PARIS
2011 MIRIAM CAHN, ELIZABETH DEE GALLERY, NEW YORK
GROUP SHOWS :
2022 RAW OR THE SIRENS OF TITAN, KUNSTMUSEUM, APPENZELL
2022 RAW OR THE SIRENS OF TITAN, KUNSTHALLE, APPENZELL
2022 RESISTER ENCORE, MUSEE CANTONAL DES BEAUX ARTS, LAUSANNE
2022 EDVARD MUNCH IN DIALOGUE, ALBERTINA MUSEUM, VIENNA
2021 COLLECTION FRANCOIS PINAULT, BOURSE DU COMMERCE, PARIS
2021 ARCIMBOLDO, CENTRE POMPIDOU, METZ
2021 CRESPO FOUNDATION, MUSEUM FUR MODERNE KUNST, FRANKFURT
2021 ANOTHER ENERGY: POWER TO CONTINUE CHALLENGING, MORI ART MUSEUM, TOKYO
2020 IS HUMANISM DEAD, MOMA, NEW YORK
2020 MY PERVERSION IS THE BELIEF IN TRUE LOVE, PORI ART MUSEUM, PORI
2018 QUEL AMOUR, MUSEE D‘ART CONTEMPORAIN, MARSEILLE
2017 HISTORIAS DA SEXUALIDADE, MUSEU DE ARTE DE SAO PAULO, SAO PAULO
2017 CLUB NATURE, UNE UNE UNE, PERPIGNAN
2017 VANTABLACK, JOCELYN WOLFF
2016 PRIERE DE TOUCHER : LE TACTILE DANS L‘ART, TINGUELY MUSEUM, BASEL
2016 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, KUNSTMUSEUM, SAINT GALLEN
2016 CHERES AMIES : HOMMAGE AUX DONATEURS DES COLLECTIONS CONTEMPORAINES, CENTRE POMPIDOU, PARIS
2015 WHAT WE CALL LOVE : FROM SURREALISM TO NOW, IMMA, THE IRISH MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, DUBLIN
2015 LA CHOSE, LA SYNAGOGUE DE DELME, DELME
2015 ETRE CHOSE, CENTRE INTERNATIONAL D‘ART ET DU PAYSAGE, BEAUMONT DU LAC
2014 GROUP SHOW, ZWISCHENRAUME, ZURICH
2014 HUMAN NON HUMAIN, FONDATION RICARD, PARIS
2014 GROUP SHOW, JOCELYN WOLFF, PARIS
2014 LES YEUX SEULS SONT ENCORE CAPABLES DE POUSSER UN CRI, DVIR GALLERY, TEL AVIV
2013 DECARTES DAUGHTER, SWISS INSTITUT, NEW YORK
2013 DE LEUR TEMPS, REGARDS CROISES DE 100 COLLECTIONNEURS SUR LA JEUNE CREATION, LE HANGAR A BANANES, NANTES
2013 1963-2013, BONNER KUNSTVEREIN, BONN
2013 STAY INSIDE, GALERIE MEZZANIN, VIENNA
2012 A HOUSE OF LEAVES : FIRST MOVEMENT, FOUNDATION DAVID ROBERTS, LONDON
2012 IT’S ALWAYS SUMMER ON THE INSIDE, ANTON KERN GALLERY, NEW YORK
2012 10 ANS, LE PLATEAU, PARIS
2011 SIX ARTISTS FROM BASEL, KUNSTHALLE, BASEL
2011 UNBOUNDING AND CROSSING OVER AS ART, KUNSTMUSEUM LIECHTENSTEIN, VADUZ
2010 LES NUITS ELECTRIQUES : HORS LES MURS DU CENTRE POMPIDOU, MULTIMEDIA COMPLEX OF ACTUAL ARTS, MOSCOW
2010 MODULE MAI, PALAIS DE TOKYO, PARIS