Subscribe to News & Events (RSS reader)Subscribe to Podcast (RSS reader)Subscribe to Podcast (iTunes)
DATE: November 12, 2011
Ruben Ochoa at Locust Projects, Miami, Florida
James Cohan Gallery is pleased to announce Ruben Ochoa's exhibition, CORES and CUTOUTS, at Locust Projects in Miami, Florida. Known for using gritty, vernacular building materials such as concrete, dirt, and steel, the artist will create a new site-specific installation using the building's substructure as source material. Ochoa will cut through the concrete floor to expose subterranean cross-sections of the gallery's foundation, revealing the space where earth and architecture intersect. Cored segments of the poured concrete floor will totter on columns of substrate above their normal resting place.
DATE: November 11, 2011
Roxy Paine: Yield at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
James Cohan Gallery is proud to announce that Roxy Paine’s sculpture, Yield (2011), has been unveiled as a part of the collection of the new Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, which opens to the public today, November 11th, 2011.
DATE: November 4, 2011
Videobytes at Russ & Daughters: 179 East Houston Street
In collaboration with James Cohan Gallery, Russ & Daughters is pleased to present the exhibition Videobytes, an installation of video and film works shown in a continuous loop 24-hours a day, seven days a week in the Russ & Daughters storefront window. The presentation will run from Friday, November 4th to Friday, December 9th.
DATE: November 1, 2011
Wim Wenders' Pina Nominated for Best Documentary: European Film Awards
Wim Wenders’ acclaimed 3D dance documentary, Pina, a tribute to the life and work of the late choreographer, Pina Bausch, has been nominated for the European Film Academy’s (EFA) Documentary Prix Arte award.
DATE: October 1, 2011
Katie Paterson: Recent Exhibitions
James Cohan Gallery is pleased to announce several recent, current and upcoming projects for Katie Paterson in Venice, Edinburgh, Paris, Zwolle, Chicago, and Fort Worth.
DATE: September 17, 2011
Robert Smithson | Land Art Contemporary: Land Art Contemporary, Emmen, the Netherlands
Welcome the re-opening of Broken Circle/Spiral Hill in Emmen, the Netherlands. Through November 27, 2011![[SHANGHAI 上海] Sunday with Erik Satie • La Fête de la Musique 2011](http://i1.exhibit-e.com/jamescohan/James_Cohan_Gallery_Shanghai_s0.jpg)
DATE: June 19, 2011
[SHANGHAI 上海] Sunday with Erik Satie • La Fête de la Musique 2011: 萨蒂钢琴曲独奏音乐会•2011法国夏至音乐日
2011年6月19日（周日）晚5点半至7点，上海James Cohan画廊将献上一场萨蒂钢琴曲独奏音乐会，作为法国“夏至音乐日”活动的一部分，并感谢法国领事馆的邀请。门票免费。
Sunday, June 19, 2011, 5:30 to 7pm, James Cohan Gallery Shanghai is pleased to host a special piano solo during current exhibition Louise Bourgeois & A Tribute to Louise Bourgeois, and in collaboration with the French Consulate’s cultural musical series La Fête de la Musique. Free admission.
DATE: June 1, 2011
TABAIMO: teleco-soup: 54th International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia 2011 — Japan Pavilion, Giardini di Castello, Venice
James Cohan Gallery announces that the artist, Tabaimo, will represent Japan at the 54th Biennale di Venezia. The official opening of the pavilion will be on June 1, 2011 at 3:00pm, and the exhibition will be open from June 4 - November 27, 2011. Recognized as one of her country's leading young artists, Tabaimo first received critical acclaim for her multimedia installation, Japanese Kitchen (1999), which combined surreal, hand-drawn animations with architectural elements in an unblinking examination of contemporary Japanese society.
DATE: May 6, 2011
New York Gallery Week 2011
James Cohan Gallery is pleased to participate in the second annual New York Gallery Week, a four-day celebration of the dynamic NYC gallery community including exhibition openings and special arts event programming. New York Gallery Week will run from Friday, May 6th through Monday, May 9th, 2011.
DATE: May 6, 2011
When a Preist Marries a Witch: An artist lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra starring Paul Lazar
New York-based artist Suzanne Bocanegra talks about her work, channeled through Paul Lazar, an actor long associated with New York's legendary Wooster Group. Together (sort of) they tell a tale incorporating Elvis, abstract expressionism, the Pope, astronauts, the Singing Nun and obviously, a witch. Tickets are free but RSVP is recommended as seating is limited. The performance starts at 7:00 at the gallery and runs for one hour. reception@jamescohan.com or 212-714-9500
DATE: April 29, 2011
Roxy Paine: Ferment and 'Scumaks and Dendroids': The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
James Cohan Gallery is pleased to announce the inauguration of Roxy Paine’s Ferment (2011), a new permanent public sculpture installed at the Kansas City Sculpture Park at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, MO, as well as an exhibition of selected works by the artist opening on April 29 and running through August 28, 2011.
DATE: March 8, 2011
Roxy Paine: Inversion: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
James Cohan Gallery is pleased to announce the installation of Inversion (2008), by American artist Roxy Paine, as part of the Israel Museum's Billy Rose Art Garden this past January 2011. Inversion was acquired by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem through a gift by Jill and Jay H. Bernstein, New York, to the American Friends of the Israel Museum.
DATE: February 12, 2011
Roxy Paine: One Hundred Foot Line and Painting Manufacture Unit: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
James Cohan Gallery is pleased to announce Roxy Paine’s One Hundred Foot Line (2010), a new permanent public sculpture installed at Nepean Point at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, as well as an exhibition of selected works by the artist opening on February 12 and running through March 27, 2011.
DATE: January 22, 2011
VIP Art Fair - January 22-30, 2011: International Contemporary Art Fair Exclusively Online
VIP Art Fair is the first art fair to mobilize the collective force of the world’s leading contemporary art galleries with the unlimited reach of the Internet. Its inaugural fair will take place exclusively online for one week only, January 22-30, 2011 at VIP Art Fair. An unprecedented event, VIP Art Fair gives contemporary art collectors access to artworks by critically acclaimed artists and the ability to connect one-on-one with internationally renowned dealers—from anywhere in the world and without leaving home.
DATE: December 17, 2010
Nam June Paik: Tate Liverpool: 17 December 2010 – 13 March 2011
Tate Liverpool presents the first major retrospective since the artist's death with museum kunst palast, Düsseldorf. The exhibition in Liverpool is the first UK exhibition of Paik's work since 1988, and is presented in collaboration with FACT, Foundation for Art and Creative Technology.
DATE: October 15, 2010
Alison Elizabeth Taylor at the Savannah College of Art and Design: Un/Inhabited
Alison Elizabeth Taylor Exhibition: "Un/Inhabited" Sep. 10 – Oct. 29, 2010 Pei Ling Chan Gallery | 322 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, Ga. Nov. 09 – Dec. 30, 2010 ACA Gallery of SCAD | 1280 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
DATE: October 14, 2010
Bill Viola In Conversation with David Ross at Syracuse University: Inaugural Events for the The Urban Video Project at the Everson Museum of Art
The Everson Museum of Art celebrates its inaugural exhibition as the first permanent site for the Urban Video Project with a panel discussion between David Ross and Bill Viola. The talk will take place on Thursday, October 14th at 7:30pm Oct. 14 in the Everson's Hosmer Auditorium, followed by a reception on the plaza and a viewing of The Quintet of the Astonished.
DATE: August 27, 2010
Trenton Doyle Hancock at The Olympic Sculpture Park: A Better Promise
Trenton Doyle Hancock has created a new site-specific installation in the PACCAR Pavilion at the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park. This special installation will open with a free celebratory SAM Remix party the evening of Friday, August 27th.![[Shanghai] Yun-Fei Ji Talks at The Bund Forum](http://i1.exhibit-e.com/jamescohan/46b4c9f6.jpg)
DATE: July 31, 2010
Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 14: 30-16: 30. Jing’an Room, No. 800 Changde Road, Shanghai. The talk is solely in Chinese. Admission free. Limited seating, please RSVP: Leo Xu lxu@jamescohan.com or +86-21-54660825 x 602.
2010年7月31日，周六，14: 30-16: 30。上海市常德路800号静安贵宾室。 本讲座语言为中文。讲座免费入场。预约优先，请联系: 许宇lxu@jamescohan.com或+86-21-54660825。
[Shanghai] Yun-Fei Ji Talks at The Bund Forum: 外滩讲坛——季云飞讲座
Saturday, July 31st, 2010, 14: 30-16: 30. Jing’an Room, No. 800 Changde Road, Shanghai. The talk is solely in Chinese. Admission free. Limited seating, please RSVP: Leo Xu lxu@jamescohan.com or +86-21-54660825 x 602.
2010年7月31日，周六，14: 30-16: 30。上海市常德路800号静安贵宾室。 本讲座语言为中文。讲座免费入场。预约优先，请联系: 许宇lxu@jamescohan.com或+86-21-54660825。
DATE: June 3, 2010
James Cohan Gallery and Electric Literature present a special evening of readings and music
Thursday, June 3rd, 7:00 pm James Cohan Gallery, 533 W 26th Street James Cohan Gallery and Electric Literature present a special evening of readings and music on the occasion of Alison Elizabeth Taylor's current exhibition Foreclosed. Please join us in the gallery June 3rd at 7:00 pm for readings by Lynne Tillman (author of American Genius, A Comedy) and John Wray (author of Low Boy) and a musical performance by Matteah Baim. Please show up on-time, space is limited
DATE: May 25, 2010
May 25 - August 6, 2010
http://www.parasol-unit.org/
Tabaimo at Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art: "boundary layer"
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art will present the first solo exhibition in London devoted to the work of the Japanese artist Tabaimo. Since her graduation from art school in 1999, Tabaimo's innovative and large-scale animated drawings have been extensively shown to major critical acclaim, both in Japan and internationally.May 25 - August 6, 2010
http://www.parasol-unit.org/
DATE: May 24, 2010
Yinka Shonibare, MBE Fourth Plinth Commission 2010: Nelson's Ship in a Bottle
For his 2010 Fourth Plinth Commission, Shonibare considers the symbolic location of the Fourth Plinth, which commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar – the decisive British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars.
DATE: May 17, 2010
A Benefit for African Services Committee: Positive Kids 3: Through Their Eyes
James Cohan Gallery is proud to partner with African Services Committee to host a benefit cocktail party for their Pediatric HIV Program in Ethiopia. The event will take place at the gallery on Monday, May 17th from 7:00-9:00PM. Benefit Tickets start at $100 and all ticket purchases are tax-deductible.
DATE: May 7, 2010
New York Gallery Week
James Cohan Gallery is pleased to participate in the first annual New York Gallery Week, a four-day celebration of the dynamic NYC gallery community including exhibition openings and special arts event programming. New York Gallery Week will run from Friday, May 7th through Monday, May 10th, 2010.
DATE: April 3, 2010
April 3 - May 8, 2010
http://www.stpi.com.sg/
Tabaimo at Singapore Tyler Print Institute: "emerge as"
Tabaimo 's captivating animations such as dolefullhouse reveal an unflinching vision of contemporary Japanese society that was screened at the 52nd Venice Biennale following her European debut at the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Paris in 2006. She breaks new artistic ground at STPI creating beautifully hand drawn works on paper that are aesthetically pleasing as they are provocative.April 3 - May 8, 2010
http://www.stpi.com.sg/
DATE: March 0, 2010
Trenton Doyle Hancock at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium: Hancock debuts new 45 x 98 foot mural in Texas
The Dallas Cowboys commissioned Texas-based artist Trenton Doyle Hancock to make an original wall painting for their new stadium in Arlington, TX. Hancock's 45 x 98 foot mural, From a Legend To A Choir, was completed this March and features a panoply of his cartoon-like Mound characters populating a vibrant flowerbed.
DATE: February 6, 2010
Fred Tomaselli at The Tang Museum: Mid-Career Survey Exhibition and New Monograph
Opening February 6 and on view through June 6, 2010, Fred Tomaselli features works from the 1980's to the present. Curated by Aspen Art Museum Director Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, the exhibition was organized by the Aspen Art Museum and The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College. It will travel to the the Brooklyn Museum from October 8, 2010 – January 2, 2011![[Shanghai] Opening reception & Christmas Party](http://i1.exhibit-e.com/jamescohan/8400b9bb.jpg)
DATE: December 18, 2009
[Shanghai] Opening reception & Christmas Party: 《圣诞工坊》开幕酒会暨圣诞派对
2009年12月18日（周五）晚6-8点，《圣诞工坊》开幕酒会暨圣诞派对将在上海James Cohan画廊隆重举行。
James Cohan Gallery Shanghai is pleased to host the opening reception and Christmas party for current exhibition SANTA'S WORKSHOP SHANGHAI, on Friday, December 18 2009, 6-8pm.
DATE: December 12, 2009
Yokohama Museum of Art, December 12, 2009 - March 3, 2010
National Museum of Art, Osaka, July 10 - September 12, 2010
Tabaimo: DANMEN
Major exhibition of new work by TabaimoYokohama Museum of Art, December 12, 2009 - March 3, 2010
National Museum of Art, Osaka, July 10 - September 12, 2010
DATE: October 27, 2009
Artist Talk 艺术家座谈: Trenton Doyle Hancock
上海James Cohan画廊将邀请艺术家Trenton Doyle Hancock与观众进行一场座谈交流，时间于2009年10月27日（周二） 下午5点。本次活动无需门票。
James Cohan Gallery Shanghai is pleased to present an artist talk by Trenton Doyle Hancock on Tuesday, October 27th, 5pm. The event is free and open to the public.
DATE: October 21, 2009
Bang on a Can All-Stars Live at James Cohan Gallery Shanghai: 纽约室内乐团"乐侃全明星", 上海James Cohan画廊"不插电之夜"音乐会
2009年10月21日（周三）晚七点，上海James Cohan画廊将献上一场纽约著名室内乐团"乐侃全明星"的"不插电之夜"音乐会。门票免费。
James Cohan Gallery Shanghai is pleased to host a concert by New York-based ensemble Bang on a Can All-Stars, on Wednesday, October 21 2009, 7pm. Free of admission.
DATE: September 10, 2009
Contemporary Tapestries at ShContemporary 2009: 《当代挂毯艺术》参加ShContemporary 2009博览会
上海James Cohan画廊将在ShComtemporary博览会（2009年9月10-13日）上带来《当代挂毯艺术》，届时展出6位国际知名艺术家的挂毯作品。展位W35-37。
James Cohan Gallery Shanghai is pleased to present Contemporary Tapestries at SnContemporary art fair (September 10-13, 2009), an exhibit featuring fabric works by 6 prominent international artists. Booth W35-37.
DATE: August 21, 2009
Celebration of Trees at James Cohan Gallery Shanghai: 共庆《树》的夜晚
2009年8月21日，周五，晚5点至8点，珍•古道尔研究会、上海根与芽青少年活动中心"减少碳排放-百万植树项目"与上海James Cohan画廊联合邀请您共庆《树》的夜晚。免费供应酒水点心，售出作品的部分利润将捐给"百万植树项目"，免入场费。 Friday, August 21, 2009, 5 to 8 p.m. The Jane Goodall Institute, Shanghai Roots & Shoots, The Million Tree Project (MTP) and James Cohan Gallery Shanghai Invite you to a special night and reception in celebration of trees. Refreshments and snacks; A portion of each sale will go towards MTP; Admission is free.
DATE: August 1, 2009
Fred Tomaselli at The Aspen Art Museum: Mid-Career Survey Exhibition and New Monograph
Opening August 1 and on view through October 11, 2009, Fred Tomaselli features works from the 1980's to the present. Curated by Aspen Art Museum Director Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, the exhibition was organized by the Aspen Art Museum and The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College. It will travel to the Tang Museum from February 6 – June 6, 2010 and to the Brooklyn Museum from October 8, 2010 – January 2, 2011
DATE: July 1, 2009
Yinka Shonibare, MBE at The Newark Museum: Party Time: Re-Imagine America A Centennial Commission
Set in the dining room of the historic Ballantine House, Party Time: Re-imagine America is a major sculptural installation created expressly for The Newark Museum by the internationally celebrated artist Yinka Shonibare, MBE. The exhibitions considers at its core the discrepancy of wealth generated by turn-of-the-century enterprise, where excess and self-indulgence are achieved through the subservience of others.
DATE: June 26, 2009
Yinka Shonibare, MBE at the Brooklyn Museum: June 26 - September 20, 2009
The Brooklyn Museum will present the first major survey of the work of the British-based Nigerian artist, Yinka Shonibare, MBE.
DATE: May 16, 2009
Margaret Leng Tan: CAGE/NAM-JUNE/FLUXUS
MARGARET LENG TAN TOY PIANO VIRTUOSO performing
DATE: April 28, 2009
Roxy Paine on the Roof:: Maelstrom: The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Roxy Paine on the Roof: Maelstrom at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden will be on view April 28th to October 25th, 2009. Roxy Paine has created a monumental sculpture in stainless steel that, at 130-foot-long by 45-foot-wide, is the largest work to have ever been installed on the Met roof, New York City's premiere site for outdoor sculpture. For more information, please visit the Met's website at www.metmuseum.org
DATE: March 16, 2009
CONGO/WOMEN: PORTRAITS OF WAR
James Cohan Gallery is pleased to host a one-night only, gallery preview of CONGO/WOMEN, an international photography exhibition by photojournalists Lynsey Addario, Marcus Bleasdale, Ron Haviv, and James Nachtwey that serves as an educational campaign to raise awareness of the widespread sexual violence facing women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The exhibition features powerful life-sized photographs that convey the strength and courage of Congolese women. For Information: Jane Cohan 212-714-9500 or Jane Saks 312-369-8839
DATE: March 14, 2009
YInka Shonibare, MBE at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art: March 14 – June 21, 2009
Yinka Shonibare, MBE: A Flying Machine for Every Man, Woman and Child and Other Astonishing Works First Solo Exhibition in the Western U.S. Opens at SBMA
DATE: March 12, 2009
A Benefit for African Services Committee: Positive Kids and Their Families 2
James Cohan Gallery is proud to partner with African Services Committee to host a benefit cocktail party for their Pediatric HIV Program in Ethiopia. The event will take place at the gallery on Thursday, March 12th from 7:00-9:00PM. Benefit Tickets start at $100 ($125 at the door) and all ticket purchases are tax-deductible.
DATE: January 18, 2009
Prospect.1 Panel Discussion: Trenton Doyle Hancock and Fred Tomaselli In Conversation with Dan Cameron
Join artists Trenton Doyle Hancock and Fred Tomaselli for a special panel discussion on the final day of Prospect.1. Curator Dan Cameron will lead the conversation. The panel will take place at 2pm at the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, located at 900 Camp Street. This event is free and open to the public.
DATE: November 23, 2008
Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance: An Afternoon Salon Series
We are pleased to invite you to join us for a matinee performance by Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance, set against the dramatic backdrop of Trenton Doyle Hancock's vibrant new works and featuring live music accompaniment by violinist Jane Chung. The performance begins at 3PM on Sunday, November 23 and tickets are $25 for adults and free for children under 12. The full ticket price is tax-deductible. Seating is limited, please RSVP to clavagninodance@gmail.com
DATE: November 21, 2008
NYCAMS Presents Trenton Doyle Hancock In Conversation with Merrily Kerr
The New York Center for Art and Media Studies (NYCAMS) presents a conversation between artist, Trenton Doyle Hancock, and art critic, Merrily Kerr, on the occasion of Hancock's new solo exhibition, Fear. The talk will take place at the James Cohan Gallery on Friday, November 21 at 6:30pm and is free and open to the public.
DATE: November 5, 2008
Beatriz Milhazes at ArtTalks
The American Federation of Arts (AFA) will feature celebrated Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes at its upcoming ArtTalks event on Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at 6:30 p.m.
DATE: October 21, 2008
Bill Viola at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni
Bill Viola, curated by Kira Perov and organized in conjunction with Claudia Zevi & Partners, will open at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni on October 21, 2008 through January 6, 2009. The exhibition will host a selection of Viola's work, including various examples of his more recent artistic output. The Palazzo delle Esposizioni is located at Via Nazionale, 194 in Rome, Italy.
DATE: September 24, 2008
Yinka Shonibare, MBE at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney: September 24 - February 1
Discover the work of internationally acclaimed artist Yinka Shonibare MBE, with this major solo exhibition encompassing 12 years of his artistic practice.
DATE: September 24, 2008
Origins at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art: September 14 - July 26
The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the fall exhibition opening of Origins on Saturday September 13th, 2008 with a reception on Sunday September 14th at 4:00pm. Origins will occupy the 10,000 square-foot main gallery space at the HVCCA with several of the participating artists producing projects specifically for the exhibition. On view through Sunday July 26th, 2009.
DATE: September 11, 2008
James Cohan Gallery Shanghai: September 2008
James Cohan Gallery Shanghai: September 2008 James Cohan Gallery announces the upcoming program for the gallery and its artists in Shanghai this September.
DATE: August 7, 2008
Lend Me Your Ears at James Cohan Gallery
James Cohan Gallery is proud to announce our first annual staff summer show, Lend Me Your Ears, featuring works by Robert Attanasio, Michael Goodson, Alisa Ochoa, Christopher Rawson and Adam Taye.
DATE: July 10, 2008
Announcing James Cohan Gallery Shanghai Inaugural Exhibition: MINING NATURE 发 掘 淤 自 然
James Cohan Gallery is proud to announce the opening of James Cohan Gallery Shanghai in July, 2008 with the inaugural exhibition, Mining Nature. Please join us for the opening reception Thursday, July 10, 2008 from 6-8PM at 1/F Building 1, No. 1 Lane, 170 Yue Yang Road, located in the heart of Shanghai's French Concession. The show will continue through August 30, 2008. 发 掘 淤 自 然, 2008 年7月10日至8月30日, 开幕酒会, 7月10日星期四, 下午6点至8点
DATE: June 26, 2008
Roxy Paine - SCUMAKS: A Special Exhibition to Benefit Human Rights First
James Cohan Gallery is proud to host a special exhibition and sale of Roxy Paine's SCUMAK sculptures to benefit Human Rights First. Roxy Paine: SCUMAKS will open in conjunction with the Bill Owens exhibition on Thursday, June 26th from 6:00-8:00PM. The opening reception will begin at 6:00PM, followed by a reading by A.M. Homes at 6:30PM and an artist talk with Bill Owens.
DATE: June 9, 2008
Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance: An Evening Salon Series
We are pleased to invite you to join us for an evening performance by Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance, set against the backdrop of Alison Elizabeth Taylor's wood-panel marquetry pieces and featuring live music accompaniment by violinist Jacob Lawson. The performance begins at 8PM and tickets are $25 for adults and free for children under 12. The full ticket price is tax-deductible. Seating is limited, please RSVP to clavagninodance@gmail.com.
DATE: May 28, 2008
Roxy Paine's Inversion: Installation by Roxy Paine at the entrance to Art Basel 2008
Roxy Paine's ambitious sculpture, Inversion, 2008, will be on view as part of the Art Basel 39 Public Art Projects on the Messeplatz, June 4 – 8, 2008. Inversion is a stainless-steel sculpture of a tree-like form that is upside down, balancing on all of its limbs with its roots at the top. The 12.8 meter tall, hand-constructed, stainless steel sculpture is created out of more than 7,000 metal plate, pipe, and rod elements. The stainless steel sculptures Paine has produced since 1999 are a product of the artist's detailed study of countless tree species and the rules and codes that determine the language of these forms.
DATE: April 14, 2008
Yinka Shonibare and ArtForum at the New School: Art and Money
Art and Money explores contemporary art's production, presentation, and acquisition during a radical expansion of public interest and market forces. Is the current boom another chapter in an older, modernist history, or is it truly unprecedented?
DATE: April 11, 2008
Tabaimo at the Review Panel: National Academy Museum & School of Fine Arts
As part of a panel of reviewers, Tabaimo will be discussed by Dore Ashton, Joshua Mack, Stephen Maine, and David Cohen.
DATE: April 3, 2008
Special Performance on Saturday April 5th with VIP package of events including guided museum tours, barbecue lunch and after party with the artists. Ticket price starts at $500 ($405 is tax deductible.) For more information contact Barbara Shack, 512-476-9151 x110 or email barbara.shack@balletaustin.org.
Cult of Color: Call to Color: Trenton Doyle Hancock
Ballet Austin presents Cult of Color: Call to Color, a world premiere collaboration by choreographer and Ballet Austin artistic director Stephen Mills, visual artist Trenton Doyle Hancock and composer Graham Reynolds. The extraordinary production brings Hancock's mythology to life. For more info: www.balletaustin.orgSpecial Performance on Saturday April 5th with VIP package of events including guided museum tours, barbecue lunch and after party with the artists. Ticket price starts at $500 ($405 is tax deductible.) For more information contact Barbara Shack, 512-476-9151 x110 or email barbara.shack@balletaustin.org.
DATE: March 5, 2008
Elect to End Torture: A panel discussion in partnership with Human Rights First
James Cohan Gallery is proud to partner with Human Rights First to present a panel discussion for the Elect to End Torture campaign. This event is free and open to the public. A cocktail reception and viewing of the current Xu Zhen exhibition will begin at 6:45pm, followed by the discussion at 7:00pm.
DATE: February 28, 2008
Hiraki Sawa at Art in the Life World Conference
The "Art and Autonomy?" conference questions the agency of artists, curators, audiences, commissioners and other players within the changing contexts and dynamics of contemporary market, policy, funding, and discursive frameworks.
DATE: January 29, 2008
Nam June Paik at the Chelsea Art Museum
As part of its launch on January 29, 2008, Streaming Museum will present Nam June Paik's Good Morning Mr. Orwell at the Chelsea Art Museum through February 2.
DATE: January 29, 2008
Bill Owens Monograph Published
A new monograph on Bill Owens was published through Damiani, consisting of images from 1969 to the present.
DATE: January 19, 2008
The Shaman's Mask and the Invention of Culture with John Nunley
A talk by John Nunley that explores the origins of masking and shamanism from the ancient Far East and the Himalayas to the slave trade and the Black Diaspora. Presented in conjunction with the James Cohan Gallery.
DATE: December 6, 2007
Art Basel Miami Beach 2007
The James Cohan Gallery is pleased to announce our participation in Art Basel Miami Beach 2007, opening on Wednesday, December 5th and running December 6th - 9th, 2007. We hope you will be able to visit us at booth B18 in Hall A.
DATE: November 30, 2007
Postcards From the Edge: 10th Annual Visual AIDS Benefit Exhibition
The James Cohan Gallery is proud to host the 10th Annual Postcards From the Edge fundraiser benefitting Visual AIDS, New York's premiere non-profit organization working between art and AIDS. A Preview Cocktail Party will be held on Friday November 30 from 6:00PM - 8:00PM. Admission is $75, and will include a raffle ticket to win first choice of the one and only card to be taken down that evening. The benefit sale will open World AIDS Day Saturday, December 1 from noon – 6:00PM and continue Sunday, December 2 from noon – 4:00PM. The sale is open to the public with a suggested admission price of $5.
DATE: November 7, 2007
PERFORMA 07: Artist Xu Zhen presents In Just a Blink of an Eye at James Cohan Gallery
Opening Wednesday, November 7, from 6-8pm at James Cohan Gallery, Chinese artist Xu Zhen will produce In Just a Blink of an Eye, as part of PERFORMA07. The performances continue through November 10, beginning at 12pm noon and ending at 6pm.
DATE: October 23, 2007
Folkert de Jong at HVCCA
Folkert de Jong has created a site-specific work titled Mount Maslow at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill, New York, opening October 21st. The show is held in conjunction with the solo exhibition Les Saltimbanques at James Cohan Gallery.
DATE: September 21, 2007
Swenson at Washington University: Visiting Artist Lecture Series
At 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, Swenson will launch the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts' fall Visiting Artist Lecture Series with a talk about his work. The lecture is free and open to the public and takes place in Steinberg Hall Auditorium.
DATE: September 6, 2007
James Cohan Gallery at ShContemporary 07
The James Cohan Gallery is pleased to announce our participation in ShContemporary 07, the Asia Pacific contemporary art fair taking place in Shanghai, China from September 6 – 9, 2007.
DATE: June 10, 2007
Tabaimo at the 52nd Venice Biennale
James Cohan Gallery is proud to announce "dolefullhouse", a new work by internationally-recognized video artist Tabaimo. This single channel video installation will be included in the exhibition, Think with the Senses – Feel with the Mind. Art in the Present Tense, curated by Robert Storr, in the Italian Pavillion at the 52nd International Venice Biennale, opening June 10 and running through November 21, 2007.
DATE: June 10, 2007
Bill Viola at the 52nd Venice Biennale:
BILL VIOLA has created new video work to be presented in the church of San Gallo in conjunction with the 52nd International Venice Biennale entitled Ocean Without a Shore, 2007 a three screen, High Definition video and sound installation which was inspired by its setting - the 15th century intimate Venetian church of San Gallo.
Bill Viola at the 52nd Venice Biennale:
June 10 - November 24, 2007
BILL VIOLA has created new video work to be presented in the church of San Gallo in conjunction with the 52nd International Venice Biennale entitled Ocean Without a Shore, 2007 a three screen, High Definition video and sound installation which was inspired by its setting - the 15th century intimate Venetian church of San Gallo.
DATE: May 15, 2007
www.madisonsquarepark.org
Mad. Sq. Art. 2007: Roxy Paine
Internationally renowned conceptual artist Roxy Paine will exhibit three stainless steel sculptures, Conjoined, Defunct and Erratic in the Madison Square Park Conservancy's 2007 public art series.www.madisonsquarepark.org
DATE: April 14, 2007
Homage to Nam June Paik: Fluxus Performance
In the spirit of the late Nam June Paik and his longtime affliation with Fluxus, James Cohan Gallery has invited renowned Fluxus artist, Larry Miller to present a performance event at the gallery in conjunction with our exhibition of Paik sculpture.
DATE: March 24, 2007
Homage to Nam June Paik: Fluxus Performance
In the spirit of the late Nam June Paik and his longtime affliation with Fluxus, James Cohan Gallery has invited renowned Fluxus artist, Larry Miller to present a performance event at the gallery in conjunction with our exhibition of Paik sculpture.
DATE: March 9, 2007
Milhazes Sisters: New Prints and Contemporary Dance
James Cohan Gallery and Dance Theater Workshop are pleased to announce that Brazilian sisters, visual artist Beatriz Milhazes and choreographer Marcia Milhazes, will be presenting simultaneous projects in New York City in March 2007.
DATE: November 18, 2006
An Evening of Music and Dance: feat. Jennifer Muller, Yin Mei, and Min Xiao-Fen
In conjunction with Yun-Fei Ji's exhibitionWater that Floats the Boat Can Also Sink It, the James Cohan Gallery is pleased to present an evening of music and dance by Chinese artists who were all born and raised during the tumultuous years of the Cultural Revolution.
DATE: October 20, 2006
An Evening of Words, Music and Art: to benefit The Earth School
The Earth School is a small, progressive New York City Public School for Grades Pre-K through 5 with an emphasis on the Arts and Earth Sciences and a commitment to environmental awareness and diversity.
DATE: September 18, 2006
DARFUR/DARFUR: A traveling exhibition
The James Cohan Gallery presents a traveling exhibition of digitally-projected changing images that provide visual education about the richly multi-cultural region of Darfur, while exposing the horrors of the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
DATE: September 12, 2006
Music and Reading: featuring Mary Gaitskill, A.M. Homes, and Dutchess
In conjunction with Alison Elizabeth Taylor's exhibition of wood inlays, paintings and drawings, James Cohan Gallery is pleased to invite you to an evening of music and reading.
DATE: September 20, 2005
America as Paradise: feat. Nicole Burdette, Dana Goodyear, and Eliza Griswold
James Cohan Gallery is proud to present an evening of readings in conjunction with our first solo exhibition by California-based artist Bill Owens. "Bill Owens: America," opening on July 5th and running through September 24, will consist of photographs from the four bodies of work for which he is best known, Suburbia, Working (I do it for the money), Our kind of people and Leisure.
DATE: June 15, 2000
Fast Forward and Toby Twining
An evening of performance organized by Margaret Leng Tan
DATE: January 13, 2000
Voyage That Never Ends: feat. Stefano Scodanibbio
In conjection with the exhibition The Nature of Order, James Cohan Gallery is pleased to present Stefano Scodanibbio.
DATE: January 7, 2000
Art of the Toy Piano: feat. Margaret Leng Tan
In conjuntion with the exhibition The Nature of Order, James Cohan Gallery is pleased to announce a performance by artist Margaret Leng Tan.
DATE: December 15, 1999