Artnet's 1990s Reviews: Ivor Abrahams, Bruce Pearson, and Damien Hirst's Pharmacy
David Cohen, editor of artcritical.com, contributed early reviews to Artnet magazine from its 1996 launch, covering London shows by artists like Chantal Joffe, Dawn Mellor, and the YBAs' Sensation exhibition. His pieces included a June 7, 1999 review of sculptor Ivor Abrahams, noting his use of materials like flock and bronze, with exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Arts and Mayor Gallery in London. On June 8, 1998, Cohen reviewed Bruce Pearson's work in MoMA's Projects Room show, curated by Lilian Tone and Anne Umland, highlighting Pearson's text-based reliefs. A September 21, 1998 letter described Damien Hirst's Notting Hill restaurant Pharmacy, which faced objections from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society over its name. Cohen's writings spanned New York and London, with Artnet ceasing publication in 2012.
Key facts
- David Cohen was an early Artnet contributor from 1996
- Artnet magazine ceased publication in 2012
- Ivor Abrahams exhibited at Royal Academy of Arts and Mayor Gallery in 1999
- Bruce Pearson was in MoMA's Projects 63 show from May 14 to June 30, 1998
- Damien Hirst's restaurant Pharmacy faced Royal Pharmaceutical Society objections in 1998
- Cohen reviewed Sensation show at Brooklyn Museum
- Pearson's work involved carved Styrofoam with text
- Abrahams used materials like resin and bronze
Entities
Artists
- David Cohen
- Walter Robinson
- Paula Rego
- Chantal Joffe
- Dawn Mellor
- Merlin James
- David Hockney
- Philip King
- Maurice Cockrill
- Ivor Abrahams
- Bridget Riley
- Chuck Close
- Ena Swansea
- Bruce Pearson
- Damien Hirst
- Jim Dine
- Richard Artschwager
- Carel Vogel
- Karin Davie
- Udomsak Krisanamis
- Fred Tomaselli
- Lisa Jacobs
- Francis Bacon
- William Morris
- Arman
- Mark Rothko
- Nicolas Poussin
- Frenhofer
- Porbus
- Torres-Garcia
- Adolph Gottlieb
Institutions
- artcritical.com
- Artnet
- Marlborough Gallery
- Saatchi Collection
- Brooklyn Museum
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Mayor Gallery
- Museum of Modern Art
- Nicholas Davies Gallery
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Tate Gallery
- Camberwell School
- Fiorini bronze foundry
- Broadway at 72nd Street
- Pharmacy restaurant
- Quo Vadis
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- USA
- New York, N.Y. 10019
- 11 West 53rd Street
- 23 Commerce Street
- New York, N.Y. 10014
- Notting Hill Gate
- Soho
- Tibetan