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About
Often departing from literary or artistic references, Cosima zu Knyphausen’s works seem to tap into the sacred space between the intimate and the historic. Highlighting the entanglement of creation and desire, she repeatedly engages in her paintings with iconic art historical motifs as a way to reflect on her own depictions of queer bars, settings in the artist's studio, meditations on the muse, all the way to illuminations from Christine de Pizan’s medieval literary utopia The Book of the City of Ladies. Cosima zu Knyphausen’s practice encompasses different mediums such as painting with vinyl, oil, pastel, ink, fabric scraps and egg shells, as well as drawing, and writing.Cosima zu Knyphausen (born 1988) is a Chilean artist based in Berlin. She studied at Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig from 2009 to 2017 and was a participant of BPA Berlin Program for Artists in 2018. A catalogue with her graduation work was published in 2017 as a collaboration between Hamburger Bahnhof and 50Hertz. During the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, she was an artist in residency at Fundación Casa Wabi, Puerto Escondido, Mexico, in 2020. Cosima zu Knyphausen has been a guest lecturer at HfK Bremen (2023) and guest mentor at BPA (2021). Recent solo exhibitions include Sebastian Gladstone (2024), Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago de Chile (2022), Weiss Falk, Basel (2022), piloto pardo, London (2021), and stadium, Berlin (2020). Furthermore, she has participated in group exhibitions at Galerie Wedding, Berlin (2019), Verein für zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig (2021), Kunstverein KunstHaus Potsdam (2022), Berghain, Berlin (2020), Briefing Room, Brussels (2023), and XYZ collective, Tokyo (2023). Her monograph Cento was published with Bom Dia Boa Tarde Boa Noite in Berlin in 2023.
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Works
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Cosima zu Knyphausenhobby policule (II), 2025Vinyl paint on linen35 x 25 cm
13 3/4 x 9 7/8 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenHomo Bar, 2025Oil and oil sticks on linen45 x 40 cm
17 3/4 x 15 3/4 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenThe strong man, 2025Acrylic, vinyl paint, modeling paste, pastel and charcoal on canvas33 x 41 cm
13 x 16 1/8 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenBonheur, 2022Vinyl paint, soft and oil pastel on linen80 x 70 cm
31 1/2 x 27 1/2 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenStudio Visit, 2018Pastel, ink and glitter on canvas30 x 26 cm
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Cosima zu KnyphausenIbídem, 2023Vinyl paint and pastel on linen40 x 48 cm
15 3/4 x 18 7/8 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenOld Coquet, 2024Vinyl paint and ink on linen48 x 40 cm
18 7/8 x 15 3/4 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenElements of Art, 2021-2024Vinyl paint, pastel, egg shells, glitter and modeling paste on linen85 x 105 cm
33 1/2 x 41 3/8 in -
Cosima zu Knyphausenegg mosaic VII, 2024Egg shells, vinyl paint on linen80 x 105 cm
31 1/2 x 41 3/8 in -
Cosima zu Knyphausensilence not absence (the emperor is naked!), 2020Pastel, snake skin, bat excrement16 x 22 cm
6 1/4 x 8 5/8 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenUntitled, 2018Ink on paperPaper size:
29.7 x 21 cm | 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in
Framed dimensions:
34 x 25.3 x 2.2 cm | 13 3/8 x 10 x 7/8 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenUntitled, 2019Ink on paperPaper size:
29.7 x 21 cm | 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in
Framed dimensions:
34 x 25.3 x 2.2 cm | 13 3/8 x 10 x 7/8 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenUntitled, 2024Ink on paperPaper size:
29.7 x 21 cm | 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in
Framed dimensions:
34 x 25.3 x 2.2 cm | 13 3/8 x 10 x 7/8 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenUntitled (Bitte kopieren Sie diesen Brief), 2024Ink on paperPaper size:
29.7 x 21 cm | 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in
Framed dimensions:
34 x 25.3 x 2.2 cm | 13 3/8 x 10 x 7/8 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenUntitled, 2019Ink on paperPaper size:
29.7 x 21 cm | 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in
Framed dimension:
34 x 25.3 x 2.2 cm | 13 3/8 x 10 x 7/8 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenUntitled, 2024Ink on paperPaper size:
29.7 x 21 cm | 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in
Framed dimensions:
34 x 25.3 x 2.2 cm | 13 3/8 x 10 x 7/8 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenUntitled, 2021Ink on paperPaper size:
29.7 x 21 cm | 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in
Framed dimensions:
34 x 25.3 x 2.2 cm | 13 3/8 x 10 x 7/8 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenUntitled, 2018Ink on paperPaper size:
29.7 x 21 cm | 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in
Framed dimensions:
34 x 25.3 x 2.2 cm | 13 3/8 x 10 x 7/8 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenUntitled, 2018Ink on paperPaper size:
29.7 x 21 cm | 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in
Framed dimensions:
34 x 25.3 x 2.2 cm | 13 3/8 x 10 x 7/8 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenUntitled, 2018Ink on paperPaper size:
29.7 x 21 cm | 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in
Framed dimensions:
34 x 25.3 x 2.2 cm | 13 3/8 x 10 x 7/8 in -
Cosima zu KnyphausenUntitled, 2018Ink on paperPaper size:
29.7 x 21 cm | 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in
Framed dimensions:
34 x 25.3 x 2.2 cm | 13 3/8 x 10 x 7/8 in
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Selected Works
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Exhibitions in the gallery
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Artist News
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Cosima zu Knyphausen / Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibition 18 October 2025 to 11 January 2026Inspired in an intuitive and visceral way by weeds, Louder, Taller, Uglier, Weirder – Learning from Weeds / Von Unkraut lernen is a curatorial project...Read more -
Cosima zu Knyphausen / Biennale für Freiburg, Pförtnerhaus, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Solo presentation 5 June to 27 July 2025Stretching across public spaces, cultural institutions, and artist-run venues, Biennale für Freiburg's latest edition with the name HAPPY PLACE brings together local and international artists...Read more -
Cosima zu Knyphausen / Galerie Thomas Schulte Potsdamer Strasse
Finissage Friday, 1 November 2024 from 6 PMTo celebrate the final days as well as the publication Cento published by BOM DIA BOA TARDE BOA NOITE in 2023, Galerie Thomas Schulte invites...Read more -
Galerie Thomas Schulte Potsdamer Strasse
Second Exhibition Venue From 13 September 2024Galerie Thomas Schulte is pleased to announce it is expanding its program with the opening of a second exhibition venue in the Mercator-Höfe on Potsdamer...Read more
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