The Ritz
House of Gaga•Jan 29, 2026 — Apr 07, 2026
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How to write about Cosima von Bonin’s work? Or, rather, how not to write about Cosima von Bonin’s work?
I suspect that, first of all, I must not commit the misstep of asking what a lamppost standing upright inside an art gallery means. And, above all, under no circumstances, should I attempt to answer that glaringly inappropriate question.
Nor should I also refrain from writing anything about those stuffed dachshunds that so charmingly cross the gallery, or about those enormous bulldogs covered in leopard print?
Nothing.
For Cosima knows how to say nothing in her work.
But isn’t saying nothing already saying too much in these times when artworks basically say and say and say?
Perhaps if I had the modesty to simply try to describe Cosima’s work without falling into the traps of discourse and interpretation, I might be able to say something: to write, for example, that most of the artworks that make up The Ritz are made from fabrics of the most diverse origins, from Japanese fishing boat…
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The Ritz
House of Gaga•Jan 29, 2026 — Apr 07, 2026
Press Release
How to write about Cosima von Bonin’s work? Or, rather, how not to write about Cosima von Bonin’s work?
I suspect that, first of all, I must not commit the misstep of asking what a lamppost standing upright inside an art gallery means. And, above all, under no circumstances, should I attempt to answer that glaringly inappropriate question.
Nor should I also refrain from writing anything about those stuffed dachshunds that so charmingly cross the gallery, or about those enormous bulldogs covered in leopard print?
Nothing.
For Cosima knows how to say nothing in her work.
But isn’t saying nothing already saying too much in these times when artworks basically say and say and say?
Perhaps if I had the modesty to simply try to describe Cosima’s work without falling into the traps of discourse and interpretation, I might be able to say something: to write, for example, that most of the artworks that make up The Ritz are made from fabrics of the most diverse origins, from Japanese fishing boat…
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