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Cosima zu Knyphausen

Cosima zu Knyphausen

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  • Selected Works
  • Exhibitions
  • About
    Cosima zu Knyphausen
    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
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Cosima zu Knyphausen, Sirenas, 2023

    Cosima zu Knyphausen

    Sirenas, 2023
    Synthetic scales and vinyl paint on linen
    16 x 22 cm
    6 1/4 x 8 5/8 in
  • Selected Works
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen this night strives to create a place centered around solidarity, care and pleasure, 2022 Vinyl paint, egg shells, modelling paste and gouache on linen 25 x 20 cm 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      this night strives to create a place centered around solidarity, care and pleasure, 2022
      Vinyl paint, egg shells, modelling paste and gouache on linen
      25 x 20 cm
      9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen Noli me tangere, 2022/2023 vinyl paint and oil on linen 14,5 x 21 cm
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      Noli me tangere, 2022/2023
      vinyl paint and oil on linen
      14,5 x 21 cm
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen Boden der HGB (dreckig), 2022/23 ink, vinyl paint, modelling paste and fabric on linen 18 x 15 cm 7 1/8 x 5 7/8 in
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      Boden der HGB (dreckig), 2022/23
      ink, vinyl paint, modelling paste and fabric on linen
      18 x 15 cm
      7 1/8 x 5 7/8 in
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen Ibídem, 2023 vinyl paint and pastel on linen 40 x 48 cm 15 3/4 x 18 7/8 in
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      Ibídem, 2023
      vinyl paint and pastel on linen
      40 x 48 cm
      15 3/4 x 18 7/8 in
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen Muerte Al Macho Violador (láminas I y II), 2022 vinyl print and glitter on linen 16 x 22 cm 6 1/4 x 8 5/8 in
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      Muerte Al Macho Violador (láminas I y II), 2022
      vinyl print and glitter on linen
      16 x 22 cm
      6 1/4 x 8 5/8 in
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen Sirenas, 2023 Synthetic scales and vinyl paint on linen 16 x 22 cm 6 1/4 x 8 5/8 in
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      Sirenas, 2023
      Synthetic scales and vinyl paint on linen
      16 x 22 cm
      6 1/4 x 8 5/8 in
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen Narciso bucólico, 2023 Oil on canvas 17 x 15 cm 6 3/4 x 5 7/8 in
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      Narciso bucólico, 2023
      Oil on canvas
      17 x 15 cm
      6 3/4 x 5 7/8 in
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen Sueño de la ballena, 2019 oil on canvas 22 x 16 cm 8 5/8 x 6 1/4 in
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      Sueño de la ballena, 2019
      oil on canvas
      22 x 16 cm
      8 5/8 x 6 1/4 in
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen Erziehung des Herzens (ira, resaca y aguas termales), 2022 ink on fabric 15 x 15 cm / 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      Erziehung des Herzens (ira, resaca y aguas termales), 2022
      ink on fabric
      15 x 15 cm / 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen Death and the Maiden, 2024 Ink, vinyl paint, modelling paste and fabric on linen 17 x 19 cm
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      Death and the Maiden, 2024
      Ink, vinyl paint, modelling paste and fabric on linen
      17 x 19 cm
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen No te preocupes, 2023 Ink, pastel and vinyl paint on fabric 15 x 20 cm 5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      No te preocupes, 2023
      Ink, pastel and vinyl paint on fabric
      15 x 20 cm
      5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen Rosa Traute Rose, 2020 vinyl paint, pastel and oil on linen 25 x 30 cm 9 7/8 x 11 3/4 in
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      Rosa Traute Rose, 2020
      vinyl paint, pastel and oil on linen
      25 x 30 cm
      9 7/8 x 11 3/4 in
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen Studio Visit, 2018 pastel, ink and glitter on canvas 30 x 26 cm
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      Studio Visit, 2018
      pastel, ink and glitter on canvas
      30 x 26 cm
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen Vergessener Roman über lesbische Liebe, 2019-2023 Pastel and vinyl paint on canvas 58 x 48 cm 22 7/8 x 18 7/8 in
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      Vergessener Roman über lesbische Liebe, 2019-2023
      Pastel and vinyl paint on canvas
      58 x 48 cm
      22 7/8 x 18 7/8 in
    • Cosima zu Knyphausen How difficult can it be, 2024 piece of canvas, ink, vinyl paint and used staples on canvas 24 x 19 cm
      Cosima zu Knyphausen
      How difficult can it be, 2024
      piece of canvas, ink, vinyl paint and used staples on canvas
      24 x 19 cm
  • Exhibitions in the gallery
    • MAESTRA

      MAESTRA

      Cosima zu Knyphausen 14 September TO 2 November 2024 POTSDAMER STRASSE
      For the inaugural show in the new space at Mercator Höfe on Potsdamer Straße, Galerie Thomas Schulte presents a solo exhibition of recent paintings and drawings by Cosima zu Knyphausen. Through varied techniques, formats and materials, zu Knyphausen draws on sources from the art historical, literary and pop cultural to...
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