Hetero
2020 · Velvet, mohair, cotton, steel, box
Bambi: 200 × 160 × 80 cm (78 3/4 × 63 × 31 1/2 in.); Crate: 52 × 142 × 62 cm (20 1/2 × 55 15/16 × 24 7/16 in.); Overall: 251.5 × 175.3 × 73.7 cm (99 × 69 × 29 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Cosima von Bonin
1962
Mixed MediaContemporary
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4
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19
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Cosima von Bonin constructs large-scale, mixed-media installations built around textiles and oversized stuffed animals, channeling popular and vernacular culture through absurdity and humor. Recurring subjects include play, indoctrination, gender stereotype, and fatigue, as in her "Lazy Susan" series of rotating platforms crowned with embroidered plush figures. She is based in Mombasa, Kenya.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Art Institute of Chicago
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