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'''Yve Laris Cohen''' is a contemporary American |
'''Yve Laris Cohen''' is a contemporary American artist born in [[San Diego]], [[California]] who currently lives and works in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]]. Laris Cohen’s influences range from classical ballet to the ways in which the contemporary visual art world addresses the body as a medium.<ref>[http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/780066/dance-as-blood-sport-performance-artist-yve-laris-cohen-tackles-ballet "Dance as Blood Sport: Performance Artist Yve Laris Cohen Tackles Ballet"], David Everitt Howe, Modern Painters, March.]</ref> |
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Yve Laris Cohen graduated from the [[Columbia University School of the Arts]] with an [[MFA]] in Visual Arts in 2011 and received a BA in Dance & Performance Studies/Art Practice from the [[University of California Berkeley]] in 2008. |
Yve Laris Cohen graduated from the [[Columbia University School of the Arts]] with an [[MFA]] in Visual Arts in 2011 and received a BA in Dance & Performance Studies/Art Practice from the [[University of California Berkeley]] in 2008. |
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==Themes== |
==Themes== |
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Laris Cohen’s practice is informed by ballet and the visual art world's contemporary fascination with the [[Judson Dance Theater]]. |
Laris Cohen’s practice is informed by ballet and the visual art world's contemporary fascination with the [[Judson Dance Theater]]. Laris Cohen has played with the visibility and invisibility of transgender representation in his work. <ref>[http://www.movementresearch.org/criticalcorrespondence/blog/?p=4693 “Yve Laris Cohen in conversation with R.E.H. Gordon on Coda”] R.E.H. Gordon Critical Correspondence, March 8.</ref> |
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==Select Exhibitions== |
==Select Exhibitions== |
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* “Coda” at the show, “You never loook at me from the place from which I see you.” Sculpture Center. Spring 2012. <ref>[http://artforum.com/index.php?pn=picks&id=30425&view=print Art Forum. “You never loook at me from the place from which I see you.”]</ref> |
* “Coda” at the show, “You never loook at me from the place from which I see you.” Sculpture Center. Spring 2012. <ref>[http://artforum.com/index.php?pn=picks&id=30425&view=print Art Forum. “You never loook at me from the place from which I see you.”]</ref> |
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* “A Gay Bar Called Everywhere” The Kitchen. Group show. May 2011. <ref>[http://artforum.com/diary/id=28234 “Passing the Bar.” Artforum]</ref> |
* “A Gay Bar Called Everywhere” The Kitchen. Group show. May 2011. <ref>[http://artforum.com/diary/id=28234 “Passing the Bar.” Artforum]</ref> |
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He has also performed at shows at Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church, The Tank, Dixon Place, Ulla’s House, FAÇADE/FASAD, The Chocolate Factory, Kunstverein NY, Winkleman Gallery, Kara Walker’s 6 to 8 Months, the Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, and his apartment. Laris Cohen has also performed with Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People and as part of I SAY THE WORD with [[Jenny Holzer]]. |
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==Awards== |
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*2011 The Best Dance of 2011, David Velasco, Artforum, December |
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*2011 Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grantee |
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*2010-2012 Artist in Residence, Movement Research |
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*2010 Fresh Tracks Resident, Dance Theater Workshop |
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*2009 Agnes Martin Graduate Fellowship, Columbia University |
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*2008 Bessie Schönberg Scholar, American Dance Festival |
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*Award of Excellence in Video, UC Berkeley |
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*2007 Mask and Dagger Award, UC Berkeley |
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*2006 ArtsBridge Scholar, ArtsBridge America |
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*2005-2008 Point Scholar, The Point Foundation |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:23, 25 February 2014
Yve Laris Cohen is a contemporary American artist born in San Diego, California who currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Laris Cohen’s influences range from classical ballet to the ways in which the contemporary visual art world addresses the body as a medium.[1]
Yve Laris Cohen graduated from the Columbia University School of the Arts with an MFA in Visual Arts in 2011 and received a BA in Dance & Performance Studies/Art Practice from the University of California Berkeley in 2008.
Themes
Laris Cohen’s practice is informed by ballet and the visual art world's contemporary fascination with the Judson Dance Theater. Laris Cohen has played with the visibility and invisibility of transgender representation in his work. [2]
Select Exhibitions
- “Seth” at the Whitney Museum of American Art in conjunction with “Maintenance Required,” at the Kitchen. 2013. [3]
- Hessel Museum of Art, Spring 2013. [4]
- Movement Research. March, 2013. (2010-2012 Artist in Residence)[5]
- “Coda” at the show, “You never loook at me from the place from which I see you.” Sculpture Center. Spring 2012. [6]
- “A Gay Bar Called Everywhere” The Kitchen. Group show. May 2011. [7]
References
- ^ "Dance as Blood Sport: Performance Artist Yve Laris Cohen Tackles Ballet", David Everitt Howe, Modern Painters, March.]
- ^ “Yve Laris Cohen in conversation with R.E.H. Gordon on Coda” R.E.H. Gordon Critical Correspondence, March 8.
- ^ Whitnye.org Yve Laris Cohen.
- ^ “Landing Field Vito Accounci and Yve Laris Cohen.” Bard CSS Program.
- ^ Movement Research. Yve Laris Cohen.
- ^ Art Forum. “You never loook at me from the place from which I see you.”
- ^ “Passing the Bar.” Artforum