Gift of the artist Dr. Renate Stendhal, San Rafael, California
Literature
see Christine Mayer-Thoss, Meret Oppenheim Buch Der Ideen, 1996, p. 62
Catalogue Essay
This scarf with one of Meret's iconic images was created in 1996 to celebrate Christiane Meyer-Thoss's book, Meret Oppenheim: The Book of Ideas, 1996. The silk manufacturer and designer André Stutz of Fabric Frontline in Zurich, chose the design together with Christiane. Stutz hand-printed about 200 shawls on either silk or georgette.
Author Renate Stendhal was the studio assistant for Meret Oppenheim from 1973 to 1980 — the time when feminists and the art world (re)discovered the artist of Object the “fur-lined teacup.” Renate helped Meret brainstorm and formulate her position on women’s art, write her famous Basel speech, discuss bi-sexuality, and write German and French letters on the topic of feminism to male critics and writers. Stendhal’s account of her Paris years was published as Kiss Me Again, Paris: A Memoir, IFSF Publishing, 2016.