Art Collector Lisa Fayne Cohen's Email Exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein Revealed in Document Release
Recently released Justice Department documents show connections between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and New York art collector Lisa Fayne Cohen, founder of Galerie magazine, along with her husband Jimmy Cohen. Email correspondence from 2015-2016 indicates Cohen communicated with Epstein while preparing to launch her publication. Epstein's Paris residence later appeared anonymously in the magazine's second issue in fall 2016. The Cohens' publicist stated they were acquainted with Epstein but not friends, and that the magazine feature focused on interior design rather than property ownership. No evidence of wrongdoing by the Cohens appears in the files.
Key facts
- Lisa Fayne Cohen exchanged emails with Jeffrey Epstein in 2015-2016 while developing Galerie magazine
- Epstein's Paris apartment was featured anonymously in Galerie's fall 2016 issue
- The Cohens began art collecting in 2009 and own works by numerous modern and contemporary artists
- Galerie magazine launched in 2016 with circulation of 125,000 covering art, design and luxury topics
- The Cohens' publicist stated they were acquainted with Epstein but not friends and never met him
Entities
Artists
- Fernand Léger
- Jennifer Bartlett
- Cecily Brown
- George Condo
- Jean Dubuffet
- Mark Grotjahn
- Keith Haring
- Hans Hofmann
- Willem de Kooning
- Roy Lichtenstein
- Joan Mitchell
- Florence Derive
- Jacques Berthaux
- Yoo Hye-Sook
- Bernard Rancillac
Institutions
- Galerie Magazine
- Hudson Capital Properties
- Justice Department
- NEXT Model Management
- Pointed Leaf Press
Locations
- New York
- Paris
- Manhattan
- East Hampton
- Palm Beach
- New Jersey
- London
- Florida
- Vero Beach
Sources
- ARTnews —