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Mona KuhnShe Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD14558) - large abstract photograph2014
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In the series 'She Disappeared into Complete Silence' (2014) Mona Kuhn takes a new direction into abstraction. She turns to a highly austere and restrained reductionist geometry and distilled formal purity, connecting the interior to the exterior, the visible to the hidden. These reflections cause one to linger, as they merge to create a dynamic equilibrium of tension, spaces and rythms.
AD14558 (She Disappeared into Complete Silence)
60" x 45" / 152cm x 114cm
edition of 8 + 2AP
40" x 30" / 102cm x 76cm
edition of 8 + 2AP
limited edition photograph is printed under artist supervision and accompanied by signed artist certificate:
artist signature labels are 8x10 in size
signed, editioned, dated and titled by the artist, and stamped for authenticity
label
__________________
About the artist
Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art.
For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia.
Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.
Mona Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Kuhn's monograph titled Bushes and Succulents has been published by Stanley/Barker Editions, with a debut at Jeu de Paume in Paris, In 2021, Thames & Hudson published a career retrospective titled Works. Kuhn's most recent publication Kings Road with Steidl accompanies a multi-dimensional museum traveling exhibition shown in Europe and the US.
Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles.
__________________
Solo Exhibitions
2025
Mona Kuhn: Works, Museum of Contemporary Art, Malaga, Spain
2024
Mona Kuhn: The Schindler House, A Love Affair, Galerie XII, Los Angeles
Mona Kuhn: Between Modernism and Surrealism, Houk Gallery, New York, NY
2023
Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Galerie XII, Paris, France
Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Kunsthaus-Göttingen, Germany
Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta
2022
Mona Kuhn: 835 Kings Road, Art, Design & Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara
2021
Mona Kuhn: Works, Galerie XII, Paris
Mona Kuhn: Works, Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York
Mona Kuhn: Works, Flowers Gallery, London
Mona Kuhn: Works, Galerie XII, Los Angeles + Paris + Shanghai
Mona Kuhn: 835 Kings Road, Art, Design and Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara
2020
Still Light, Jardin du Bra'haus, Montée du Château, Clervaux, Luxembourg
Mona Kuhn: Early Depictions, Flowers Gallery, London
Mona Kuhn: Intimate, UP Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
Bushes and Succulents, Euqinom Gallery, San Francisco
Mona Kuhn: She Disappeared, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta
Mona Kuhn: Experimental, Fruit Factory, Durham Triangle, North Carolina
2018
Mona Kuhn: New Works, Part II, Galerie Catherine Hug, Paris, France
2017
Mona Kuhn: The First Chapter, Euqinom Projects, San Francisco, California
2016
Mona Kuhn: New Works, Galerie Catherine Hug, Paris, France
Acido Dorado, Galeria Pilar Serra, Madrid, Spain
Mona Kuhn: New Works, Euqinom Gallery, San Francisco, California
2015
Private, Ravestijn Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Private, Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna, Austria
2014
Acido Dorado, Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York
Acido Dorado, Flowers Gallery, London, UK
Private, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
2012
Bordeaux Series, Galerie Particuliere, Paris, France
Native, Galeria Pilar Serra, Madrid, Spain
Bordeaux Series, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Bordeaux, Flowers Gallery, New York
Native, Brancolini Grimaldi, Florence, Italy
2011
Bordeaux, Flowers Gallery, London, UK
2010
Native, Flowers Gallery, London, UK
Native, Flowers Gallery, New York
2009
Native, M+B Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Native, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
2008
Evidence, Jarach Gallery, Venice, Italy
2007
Evidence, Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, California
Evidence, Charles Cowles Gallery, New York
Mona Kuhn, Estiarte Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Evidence, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Less Than Innocent, M+B Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2005
Mona Kuhn – Recent Color Work, Charles Cowles Gallery, New York
Mona Kuhn-Close, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Unbounded Youth, Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2004
Mona Kuhn-Color, Camerawork, Berlin, Germany
New Work, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Corporeal Space, Galerie F5.6, Munique, Germany
Mona Kuhn - Color Photographs, Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, California
Still Memory, PhotoEye Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Body Language, Camerawork AG, Hamburg, Germany
2003
Somata, Schumann Galerie, Munique, Germany
2002
Mona Kuhn-recent work, Momus Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2001
Mona Kuhn-recent work, Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, California
Bare, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York
Mona Kuhn, Bassetti Fine Art Photo Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
2000
Bei Nahe, Bodo Niemann Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Mona Kuhn, G.Gibson Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1999
Mona Kuhn-recent work, Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, California
1998
Mona Kuhn Nus, Elkis Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil
1997
Mona Kuhn, Tappert Galerie, Berlin, Germany
- Creator:Mona Kuhn (1969, Brazilian, German)
- Creation Year:2014
- Dimensions:Height: 60 in (152.4 cm)Width: 45 in (114.3 cm)Depth: 0.3 in (7.62 mm)
- More Editions & Sizes:40" x 30" / 102cm x 76cm / edition of 8 + 2APPrice: $11,400
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- Framing:Framing Options Available
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- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: Edition EKTAlux - Mona Kuhn - AD145581stDibs: LU24227971732
Mona Kuhn
Mona Kuhn was born in 1969 in São Paulo (Brazil) of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Mona Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. For the past two decades, the Los Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. Mona Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Kuhn's monograph titled Bushes and Succulents has been published by Stanley/Barker Editions, with a debut at Jeu de Paume in Paris, in 2019. A stunning career retrospective of Mona Kuhn's Works has been published by Thames & Hudson, Spring 2021. Kuhn's forthcoming publication Kings Road, will be published and released by Steid this Spring 2022. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles.
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In the series 'She Disappeared into Complete Silence' (2014) Mona Kuhn takes a new direction into abstraction.
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AD14558 (She Disappeared into Complete Silence)
40" x 30" / 102cm x 76cm
edition of 8 + 2AP
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edition of 8 + 2AP
limited edition photograph is printed under artist supervision and accompanied by signed artist certificate:
artist signature labels are 8x10 in size
signed, editioned, dated and titled by the artist, and stamped for authenticity
label is then placed centered on verso if the mounted print
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limited edition photograph is printed under artist supervision and accompanied by a signed artist certificate:
artist signature labels are 8x10 in size, signed, editioned, dated and titled by the artist, and stamped for authenticity label
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5 Reasons to Collect Art
From discovering new mediums to supporting rising talents, there are many good motives for building a collection of meaningful works. Learn the hows and whys of art collecting with our guide.