James Cohan Gallery Represents Four Artists at Venice Biennale
James Cohan Gallery, a mid-sized New York gallery, represents four artists in the 61st Venice Biennale's central exhibition "In Minor Keys," curated by the late Koyo Kouoh. This positions the gallery alongside mega-galleries like Gagosian, Pace, David Zwirner, and Hauser & Wirth, none of which have as many artists in the central show. The represented artists are Ranti Bam, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Kennedy Yanko, and Yinka Shonibare (founder of Guest Artists Space Foundation). The gallery has invested heavily in production, logistics, and events, including a luncheon at the St. Regis Hotel with Salon 94 and Esther Schipper. Works are priced from $75,000 to $500,000, with some already sold. The biennale opens to the public on Saturday after previews.
Key facts
- James Cohan Gallery represents four artists in the 61st Venice Biennale central exhibition.
- The central exhibition is titled 'In Minor Keys' and was curated by the late Koyo Kouoh.
- Artists include Ranti Bam, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Kennedy Yanko, and Yinka Shonibare.
- No mega-gallery has as many artists in the central show as James Cohan Gallery.
- The gallery closed one of its three Manhattan spaces last year to manage costs.
- Nguyen's hour-long film about Bouba Chinois will screen on two massive screens in the Arsenale.
- Bam's ceramic pieces are priced at $75,000 each; Nguyen's film edition at $150,000; Yanko's sculpture at $500,000.
- The biennale opens to the public on Saturday after four days of previews.
Entities
Artists
- Ranti Bam
- Tuan Andrew Nguyen
- Kennedy Yanko
- Yinka Shonibare
- Bouba Chinois
- Koyo Kouoh
Institutions
- James Cohan Gallery
- Guest Artists Space Foundation (G.A.S.)
- Salon 94
- Esther Schipper
- St. Regis Hotel
- Arsenale
- Central Pavilion
- La Biennale di Venezia
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- New York
- Manhattan
- Grand Canal