Cosima von Bonin

Cosima von Bonin
Born	Cosima Bonin 1962 Mombasa, Kenya
Nationality	German
Alma mater	Hamburg Academy

Cosima von Bonin (born 1962) is a German contemporary artist. von Bonin's practice features the use of sculptures, textiles, sound, film and performances. von Bonin draws inspiration from the intellectural, artistic, and musical culture of her neighborhood in Cologne, Germany, where she currently lives and works.

Cosima von Bonin was born in Mombasa, Kenya and raised in Austria. von Bonin graduated from the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (University of Fine Arts in Hamburg). As a student her first memorable work, in a collaboration with Josef Strau, occurred as she exhibited herself in a window display at a Hamburg showroom in 1990. Although she has not revealed details about her upbringing, her experiences in Africa may have been the inspiration for one of her later exhibitions, Ein Löwe im Bonsaiwald (Lion in a Bonsai Forest), in Cologne (1997).

One focus of von Bonin's artistic works is the relationship between works of art and the world of fashion, music and architecture. She often focuses on collective artistic production frequently including collaboration with other artists as well as parties, DJ sets, music performances and audio and video exhibitions. The exhibitions are of an ephemeral nature intended to reject the classical idea of the individual artistic genius.

Bonin's art can be found in a number of public collections, including:

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