Jem Cohen

Jem Cohen

ur. 1962
Kábul, Afganistan

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Jem Cohen studied photography and film at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, graduating in 1984. He is known for his observational urban portraits and combined film formats – 16 mm, Super 8 and video. He has more than 60 films to his name, e.g. Lost Book Found (1996), Benjamin Smoke (2000), Instrument (2003), Chain (2004), Musem Hours (2012) and Counting (2015).

His work is held at MoMA in New York and the National Gallery of Art in Washington. We Have an Anchor was the main presentation at the BAM gallery in New York and at London's Barbican Centre. He was awarded various important grants, such as the Alpert Award, Creative Capital and the Independent Spirit Award. He worked closely with a series of bands and musicians (incl. Patti Smith, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Terry Riley, Vic Chesnutt, R.E.M. and DJ Rupture).

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