Cosima von Bonin at Petzel Gallery, New York

Cosima von Bonin’s seventh solo show runs at Petzel Gallery, New York 16 September – 31 October 2015. Textiles are the foundation of her work.

TOTAL PRODUCE (MORALITY), Cosima von Bonin, 2010, various fabrics, foam materials, polyfill, rubber, wood, and neon tubes, 86.61 x 86.61 x 23.62 inches

Cosima von Bonin’s seventh solo show runs at Petzel Gallery, New York 16 September – 31 October 2015. CvB Singles Uptown Remix is a survey of work produced since 2000 by the Cologne-based artist, famed for her ‘deep seated mistrust of the ‘professional’ artist – the assumed expert in matters of aesthetic self importance’.

A LIFE COACH LESS ORDINARY, Cosima von Bonin, 2008, cotton, silk, 97.64 x 73.23 inches

A St. Bernard (with scarfs) rests on a treasure box camouflaged as a pedestal; three oversized birds dangle from the ceiling like a grotesque mobile; a quilted Rorschach test image paraphrases Andy Warhol. The soft sculptures of pop characters, mushrooms and a fence seem familiar and comfortingly menacing: a quality that stems heavily from the use of textiles to create the works.

All images courtesy of the artist and Petzel, New York.

UNTITLED (THE GREY SAINT BERNARD WITH BOX), Cosima von Bonin, 2006, various materials, 55.91 x 27.56 x 37.4 inches

RORSCHACHTEST #3, Cosima von Bonin, 2006, cotton, linen, 113.78 x 91.73 inches

GEORGE, Cosima von Bonin, 2007, wool, cotton, loden, velvet, 109.45 x 120.08 inches

THROWN OUT OF DRAMA SCHOOL, Cosima von Bonin, 2008, tweed, towelling, cotton, silk, polyfill, plastic, 76.77 x 70.87 x 39.37 inches