Biography
Born
in 1964 in Ahmedabad, India to French and American parents, Daniel Kohn
was raised in France. When he moved from Paris to New York in 1996, he
was working on a series of interiors of a house in the center of France
(called Changy), which sought to document the relation between art and
the places of its making. Following his 1998 participation in World
Views, a residency in the World Trade Center, Kohn's focus shifted to
abstracted landscapes that seek to explore the viewer's sense of pace.
He has participated in numerous personal and collective exhibitions in
the United States, Europe and Latin America. Additionally, he has an
extensive list of site-specific works, including public and private
commissions and partnerships with dance, music and theater
organizations. Notable among these installations are Seen From Above,
Commissioned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York
City and installed in Grand Central Terminal in September 2002, and the
private commission, Looking South, for Fiduciary Trust Company International,
a 4 story painting of the view looking south from the World Trade Center.
Between 2003 and 2007 Kohn returned to his work on interiors and portraits.
Since 2004 he has been Artist in Residence at the Broad Institute for Genomic Research,
where he is investigating the crossovers between art and science and
working on a new body of work based on the place of science.
Kohn is currently represented by Cynthia Reeves Gallery in New York,
and Spheris Gallery in New Hampshire.
Personal exhibitions
| 2009 |
- "Sets and States", Cynthia Reeves Gallery, New York NY.
- "New Directions", 3 Column Gallery, Harvard, Cambridge, Mass..
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| 2007 |
- "Presence and Memory", Spheris Gallery, Hanover N.H.
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| 2006 |
- "Presence and Memory", Reeves Contemporary, New York.
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| 2005 |
- SKH Gallery, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA.
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| 2004 |
- "Interior-Portraits", Reeves Contemporary, New York City, USA,
and Spheris Gallery, Bellows Falls, Vermont, USA.
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| 2002 |
- "Seen from above, a place for contemplation", Grand Central
Station, New York City, USA.
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| 2001 |
- Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA.
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| 1999 |
- Cielo Vivo; Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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| 1998 |
- Ute Stebich Gallery; Lenox, Massachusetts, USA.
- Montserrat College of Art Gallery; Beverly, Massachusetts, USA.
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| 1997 |
- Garc�s-Vel�squez Gallery; Bogota, Colombia.
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| 1996 |
- "Portraits", Folies d'Encre; Montreuil, France.
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| 1995 |
- "Portraits et conversations", Horlieu - Partage et Lisi�re; Lyon, France.
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| 1994 |
- Garc�s-Vel�squez Gallery; Bogota, Colombia.
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| 1993 |
- Espace Confluence; Paris, France.
- Instants Chavir�s; Montreuil, France.
- Church of Saint Andr�; Montreuil, France.
(*see Site Specific section)
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| 1992 |
- Tour de Purgnon, M'�diathic Gallery; Die, France.(*)
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| 1991 |
- Luc Queyrel Gallery; Paris, France.
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Group exhibitions
| 2003 |
- "Horizons", Reeves Contemporary, New York City, USA.
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| 2000 |
- World Trade Center Artists, Nabisco Gallery, East Hanover, New Jersey USA.
- "Etats des Lieux"; Chapelle des Penitents, Clermont l'H�rault, France.
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| 1999 |
- "Five French Artists, works on paper"; French Institute, Prague, Czech Republic.
- World Views Open House & Retrospective Exhibition, World Trade Center, New York City, USA.
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| 1996 to 1999 |
- Ute Stebich Gallery; Lenox, Massachusetts, USA.
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| 1996 |
- Fran�oise Moulin Gallery; Lyon, France.
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| 1995 |
- Luc Queyrel Gallery; Paris, France.
- Garc�s-Vel�squez Gallery; Bogota, Colombia.
- 7th International Portrait Bienial Exhibition (INTERBIFEP),
Tuzla Portrait Gallery; Tuzla, Bosnia Herzegovina.
- "Par monts et Parcours...", International Art Symposium; Montreuil, France.
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| 1994 |
- Garc�s-Vel�squez Gallery; Bogota, Colombia.
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| 1993 |
- Garc�s-Vel�squez Gallery; Bogota, Colombia.
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| 1992 |
- Garc�s-Vel�squez Gallery; Bogota, Colombia.
- "Visite d'ateliers", Museum of Bistrita and Gallery of the Artists
Union; Bucharest, Romania.
- "En attendant le soleil", Maison du Canada; Paris, France.
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| 1991 |
- Robert Desnos Gallery; Montreuil, France.
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| 1985 to 1993 |
- Annual "Portes ouvertes" of Ateliers sur Cour & Annual
"Portes ouvertes" organized by the city of Montreuil and the
department of Seine St. Denis, France.
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Site Specific Projects and Works *
| 2003 |
- "Looking South". Commisioned by FTCI for its headquarters at 600 5th Avenue.
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| 2002 |
- "Seen from Above: a place for contemplation," Grand Central
Station, New York City, USA. A commission from Art for Transit/MTA to reflect on
the events of September 2001.
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| 2000 |
- 28 foot vertical piece and suspended room for exhibit at the Chapelle
des Dominicain, Clermont l'Herault, France.
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| 1998 to 2001 |
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| 1993 |
- Altarpiece for the Church of Saint Pierre/Saint Paul, Montreuil, France.
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| 1993 to 1994 |
- "1% Artistique," Jules Ferry kindergarten, Montreuil. (*)
Sculpture and painting project commissioned by the city of Montreuil.
Realized in 1993-1994 (with A. Yamou).
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| 1992 |
- Collaborative series of works made for a circular chapel in Die.
Tour de Purgnon, M'�diathic Gallery; Die, France.
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Public & Private Commissions
| 2003 |
- "Looking South". Commisioned by FTCI for its headquarters at 600 5th Avenue, New York City.
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| 2002 |
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| 1998 to 2001 |
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| 1993 |
- "1% Artistique," Jules Ferry kindergarten, Montreuil. (*)
Sculpture and painting project commissioned by the city of Montreuil.
Realized in 1993-1994 (with A. Yamou).
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Collaborations with Dance and Theatre
| 2001 |
- Painting for "Pieta", new production by French Choreographer Christine Bastin.
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| 2000 |
- Set Design, Paintings and Lighting design for "Pigeon Vole"
Compagnie Christine Bastin; Theatre de Choisy le Roi, France.
- A text by Blaise Cendrars, Directed by Jena-Louis Estani and produced by
the Theatre of Clermont l'Herault, France.
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| 1995 |
- Sculpture for "Pas de Porte", a collaborative theatre
installation project with the Compagnie L'Energum�ne and poet Lucy McNair.
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| 1994 |
- Sculpture for "La Petite Sirene, Compagnie l'Energum�ne, Theatre des Malassis, Bagnolet France.
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Grants & Residencies
| 2004 to 2009 |
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| 1999 |
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| 1998 |
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| 1997 |
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| 1988 |
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| 1987 |
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