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title: "Toxic cuteness"
date: 2024-05-17
last_modified: 2025-02-25T15:51:22+01:00
generated_at: 2026-04-14T23:00:13Z
url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/toxic-cuteness-cosima-von-bonin-context-en/"
description: "Cuteness overload! Bambi is a recurring reference in Cosima von Bonin's visual world. But such a saccharine appearance can be deceptive. What are the downsides of cuteness, and where are there dangers lurking?"
image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/24.03.20_SCHIRN_CosimavonBonin_EK-1050-1280x1920.jpg"
language: "en-US"
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# Toxic cuteness