Watch James Cohan explore the genesis of Ethiopian artist Elias Sime's Tightrope series and the ways in which Sime's work expresses the tenuousness of our interconnected world, alluding to the frictions between tradition and progress, human contact and social networks, nature and the man-made, and physical presence and the virtual.
Go behind the scenes with Jordan Nassar as he discusses A Mountain Looms, his current solo exhibition at James Cohan, in our newest video feature.
Hear from Massimiliano Gioni, Artistic Director of the New Museum in New York as he explores Messengers, an exhibition of new and important work by Shinichi Sawada, as part of our video feature series. While rooted in traditional techniques, Sawada’s ceramics possess an otherworldly beauty, situated in a language of his own making.
Go behind the scenes with Firelei Báez in her Brooklyn studio as she discusses the makings of Americananana, her recent solo exhibition at James Cohan.
