Rachel bas-Cohain (1937–1982) was a New York-based conceptual artist. She was a founding member of the A.I.R. Gallery (Artists in Residence).
Rachel bas-Cohain | |
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| Born | 1937 New York City |
| Died | 1982 (aged 44–45) New York City |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | conceptual art |
Biography
editBas-Cohain was born in 1937 in New York.[1] She obtained her arts education from the Art Students League of New York. She also attended The New School for Social Research, the Brooklyn Museum School, and Brooklyn College.[2] She was a graduate of the Brooklyn School of Music and received a two-year grant from the Radcliffe Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2] Bas-Cohain had fellowships at the MacDowell Colony in 1966 and 1968.[3] In 1972, she became one of the founding members of the A.I.R. Gallery.[4]
Over the course of her career, she worked in a variety of media and styles. She described her work as "air, fluids, light in motion exhibited as sculpture."[5]
Her image is included in the iconic 1972 poster Some Living American Women Artists by Mary Beth Edelson.[6]
Her work is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[1] the Whitney Museum of American Art,[7] and the Indianapolis Museum of Art.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Rachel bas-Cohain". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Rachel bas-Cohain". A.I.R. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ^ "Rachel bas-Cohain - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ Ault, Julie. Alternative Art New York, 1965-1985 (Cultural Politics).
- ^ "Critics, Reviewers Ignore Woman's Art Show | News |". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Some Living American Women Artists/Last Supper". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Rachel bas-Cohain". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Red Nickel, a Stretched Rubber Grid #4". Indianapolis Museum of Art Online Collection. Retrieved 23 January 2022.