Yve Laris Cohen is a contemporary American artist born in

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who currently lives and works in

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, New York. Laris Cohen's influences range from classical ballet to the ways in which the contemporary visual art world addresses the body as a medium. Yve Laris Cohen graduated from the Columbia University School of the Arts with an MFA in Visual Arts in 2011 and received a BA in Dance & Performance Studies/Art Practice from the

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in 2008. He received the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists award (2016).

Themes

Laris Cohen's practice is informed by ballet and the visual art world's contemporary fascination with the

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. Laris Cohen has played with the visibility and invisibility of transgender representation in his work.

Select exhibitions

* 2014 Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. * “Seth” at the Whitney Museum of American Art in conjunction with “Maintenance Required,” at the Kitchen, 2013. * Hessel Museum of Art, Spring 2013. *

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. March, 2013. (2010-2012 Artist in Residence) * “Coda” at the show, “You never look at me from the place from which I see you.” Sculpture Center. Spring 2012. * “A Gay Bar Called Everywhere” The Kitchen. Group show. May 2011.“Passing the Bar.” Artforum
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References

American contemporary dancers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Columbia University School of the Arts alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni {{US-artist-stub