Cosima von Bonin

Cosima von Bonin (born 1962) is a German contemporary artist[1][2] whose practice includes sculptures, textiles, sound, film, and performances.

[3] Von Bonin draws inspiration from the intellectual, artistic, and musical culture of her neighborhood in Cologne, Germany, where she lives and works[1][4] with her husband, Michael Krebber.

[15] Von Bonin has worked in different venues as well, such as parties, DJ sets, music performances and audio and video exhibitions.

[5][15] There are a few articles where von Bonin talks about why she purposely does not convey the insight of her pieces, Thomas Gebremedhin from The Wall Street Journal[13] and Eleanor Heartney with The Brooklyn Rail,[16] have brief discussions with her over this topic.

[9][6] Her work has been compared to Sigmar Polke, Martin Kippenberger, and Rosemarie Trockel,[17][5] some of the artists that von Bonin claimed influenced her early career are André Cadere, Marcel Broodthaers, Cady Noland, and Mike Kelley.