Art
Mosaics of Motherboards, Keyboards, and Wire
Ethiopian artist Elias Sime makes wall sculptures from castoff computer parts that evoke the toxic dumping of these materials around the world.
James Cohan Gallery
Art
The Making of an American Original
In the age of 40-character electronic announcements and Instagram, Kathy Butterly has slowed looking down to a snail’s pace.
Art
An Artist Conjures the Ghosts of Displacement
Yun-fei Ji composes a seamless synthesis of Western and Eastern art in the service of his subject: the government-sanctioned erasure of entire villages in the name of progress.
Art
Mernet Larsen Welcomes You to the Vortex
Larsen’s dry, matter-of-fact humor and eye for the absurd are everywhere in her paintings.
Art
In Praise of the Baffling
Tabaimo is not interested in dumbing down her references to Japanese culture, or in turning her art into entertainment for a Western audience.
Art
Painting the Sky on Sunday
Byron Kim's diaristic texts offer a bird’s-eye view of his life — the youth soccer games, the dinner parties, the glum and the optimistic moods, the children going away to college.
Art
Surreal Scenes of the American West Ingeniously Rendered in Wood
Alison Elizabeth Taylor's intricate marquetry yields uncanny scenes and complex visual effects.
News
Protesters Return to James Cohan Gallery to Say Goodbye to "Omer Fast’s Racist Show"
Activists from as far away as Los Angeles and Vancouver came to Manhattan's Chinatown to address the role of art galleries in gentrification.
News
Artist Omer Fast Compares Protesters to Alt-Right, Chinatown Art Brigade Responds
The artist released a statement after Sunday's protests, and the protesters have responded.
News
Chinatown Art Brigade Protests Omer Fast's "Racist" Exhibition at James Cohan Gallery
Dozens of people interrupted James Cohan Gallery's Sunday hours to demand that the gallery and artist take down what the protesters see as "racist aggression towards the community of Chinatown."
Opinion
Artist Omer Fast's Take on Chinatown Angers Community Organizations
Fast's seemingly derelict interpretation of Chinatown businesses has drawn ire from local groups.
Art
Art That’s Too Lovely to Make Its Politics Convincing
Elias Sime's work at James Cohan gallery reclaims and transforms e-waste into art. While an act of conscience, I can’t help but think that the work is swamped by its own aesthetics.