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Installation view, Behind the Bedroom Door, James Cohan, 48 Walker and 291 Grand St, New York, NY, January 10 - February 8, 2025.

Installation view, Behind the Bedroom Door, James Cohan, 48 Walker and 291 Grand St, New York, NY, January 10 - February 8, 2025.

Installation view, Behind the Bedroom Door, James Cohan, 48 Walker and 291 Grand St, New York, NY, January 10 - February 8, 2025.

Installation view, Behind the Bedroom Door, James Cohan, 48 Walker and 291 Grand St, New York, NY, January 10 - February 8, 2025.

Installation view, Behind the Bedroom Door, James Cohan, 48 Walker and 291 Grand St, New York, NY, January 10 - February 8, 2025.

Installation view, Behind the Bedroom Door, James Cohan, 48 Walker and 291 Grand St, New York, NY, January 10 - February 8, 2025.

Installation view, Behind the Bedroom Door, James Cohan, 48 Walker and 291 Grand St, New York, NY, January 10 - February 8, 2025.

Installation view, Behind the Bedroom Door, James Cohan, 48 Walker and 291 Grand St, New York, NY, January 10 - February 8, 2025.

Installation view, Behind the Bedroom Door, James Cohan, 48 Walker and 291 Grand St, New York, NY, January 10 - February 8, 2025.

Installation view, Behind the Bedroom Door, James Cohan, 48 Walker and 291 Grand St, New York, NY, January 10 - February 8, 2025.

Installation view, Behind the Bedroom Door, James Cohan, 48 Walker and 291 Grand St, New York, NY, January 10 - February 8, 2025.

Installation view, Behind the Bedroom Door, James Cohan, 48 Walker and 291 Grand St, New York, NY, January 10 - February 8, 2025.

Installation view, Behind the Bedroom Door, James Cohan, 48 Walker and 291 Grand St, New York, NY, January 10 - February 8, 2025.

Installation view, Behind the Bedroom Door, James Cohan, 48 Walker and 291 Grand St, New York, NY, January 10 - February 8, 2025.

Image of ERIC FISCHL's Standoff, 2024

ERIC FISCHL

Standoff, 2024

Acrylic on linen

78 x 96 in
198.1 x 243.8 cm

 

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Photo: John Berens. Courtesy of the artist and Skarstedt, New York.

Brian Ridley and Lyle Heeter, 1979 © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission Courtesy of Gladstone Gallery

ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE

Brian Ridley and Lyle Heeter, 1979

Silver gelatin print

20 x 16 in.
50.8 x 40.6 cm

 

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© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission. Courtesy of Gladstone Gallery. 

Image of ARTUS WOLFFORT  Esther in the Women’s House of Ahasuerus

ARTUS WOLFFORT

Esther in the Women’s House of Ahasuerus, c. 1610-1641

Oil on panel

19 ¾ x 29 ½ in
50.2 x 74.9 cm

 

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Image of ALEXANDRIA COUCH's The Head is a Fuse For Affection: An Undeniable Waking Terror, 2024

ALEXANDRIA COUCH

The Head is a Fuse For Affection: An Undeniable Waking Terror, 2024

Acrylic, collage, ink and embroidery on quilted canvas

63 1/4 x 73 1/4 in
160.7 x 186.1 cm

 

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Image of NAUDLINE PIERRE's Into the Deep Beyond, 2024

NAUDLINE PIERRE

Into the Deep Beyond, 2024

Oil on canvas tondo

42 x 18 in
106.7 x 45.7 cm

 

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Image of CHARLOTTE EDEY's The Chamber, 2024

CHARLOTTE EDEY

The Chamber, 2024

Freshwater pearl, glass beads, agate, garnet, tourmaline, silk, woven jacquard, soft pastel on sanded paper, antique spindles, sapele panel frame

47 1/4 x 19 3/4 x 1 5/8 in
120 x 50 x 4 cm

 

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Image of ENRIQUE MARTINEZ CELAYA's The Gnawing, 2024

ENRIQUE MARTINEZ CELAYA

The Gnawing, 2024

Oil and wax on canvas

118 x 92 in
299.7 x 233.7 cm

 

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Image of CHRISTIAN MARCLAY's 210 West 14th Street, 1992

CHRISTIAN MARCLAY

210 West 14th Street, 1992

Door and sound

81 x 32 in.
205.74 x 81.28 cm

 

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Image of ZANELE MUHOLI's Bona II, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2015

ZANELE MUHOLI

Bona II, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2015

Gelatin Silver Print

Image and paper size:
11 3/8 x 19 5/8 in
28.9 x 49.8 cm

Edition 8 of 8

 

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 Courtesy of the artist and Yancey Richardson.

Image of DANA SHERWOOD's Bluebells, Serpents, Snails and Pomegranates, 2024

DANA SHERWOOD

Bluebells, Serpents, Snails and Pomegranates, 2024

Glazed stoneware with gold lustre

19 x 13 x 12 1/2 in
48.3 x 33 x 31.8 cm

 

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Image of DANA SHERWOOD's Maenads Wand, Owl Eyes, Pomegranate Seeds, 2024

DANA SHERWOOD

Maenads Wand, Owl Eyes, Pomegranate Seeds, 2024

Glazed stoneware with gold lustre

15 x 6 1/2 x 6 in
38.1 x 16.5 x 15.2 cm

 

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Image of HUGH STEERS's Chair to Bed, 1993

HUGH STEERS

Chair to Bed, 1993

Oil on canvas

60 1/8 x 53 1/8 in
152.65 x 134.87 cm

 

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Courtesy Alexander Gray Associates, New York
© 2024 Estate of Hugh Steers / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Image of JENNY MORGAN's Night Psyche, 2024

JENNY MORGAN

Night Psyche, 2024

Oil on canvas

56 x 38 in
142.2 x 96.5 cm

 

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Image of YUN-FEI JI's At The Dawn, 2024

YUN-FEI JI

At The Dawn, 2024

Oil on canvas

28 x 30 x 3/4 in.
71.1 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm

 

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Image of BRANDON NDIFE's Split End, 2024

BRANDON NDIFE

Split End, 2024

Wood, foam, cement, earth pigments, sisal, oil paint, gold leaf, plastic, electrical cord

48 x 22 x 19 in
121.9 x 55.9 x 48.3 cm

 

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Image of YVONNE JACQUETTE's Open Door, Tin Ceiling, 1969

YVONNE JACQUETTE

Open Door, Tin Ceiling, 1969

Acrylic on canvas

75 1/2 x 59 3/4 in
191.8 x 151.8 cm

 

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© Estate of Yvonne Jacquette. Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York.

Image of LISA YUSKAVAGE's Ludlow Street Couple, 2017

LISA YUSKAVAGE

Ludlow Street Couple, 2017

Oil on linen

11 3/4 x 10 in.
29.8 x 25.4 cm

 

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© Lisa Yuskavage

Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner

Image of JANET CARDIFF AND GEORGE BURES MILLER  Dream Vacuum, 2021

JANET CARDIFF AND GEORGE BURES MILLER

Dream Vacuum, 2021

Mixed media with sound & electronics

14 x 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in
35.6 x 14 x 19.1 cm

 

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© Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco and Luhring Augustine, New York

Image of MERNET LARSEN's Reading in Bed, 2015

MERNET LARSEN

Reading in Bed, 2015

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas

60 x 38 1/4 in.
152.4 x 97.2 cm

 

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Image of ZANELE MUHOLI's Lishonile, BellCourt, Seattle, 2019

ZANELE MUHOLI

Lishonile, BellCourt, Seattle, 2019

Gelatin silver print

17 1/2 x 24 3/8 in
44.5 x 61.9 cm

Edition 1 of 8

 

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Courtesy of the artist and Yancey Richardson.

Image of YINKA SHONIBARE CBE's The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (Europe), 2008

YINKA SHONIBARE CBE

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (Europe), 2008

C-print mounted on aluminum

Notes:
Image size: 72 X 49.5 inches
Framed: 81.5 x 58 x 2.5 inches

4/5 (#4/5)

 

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Image of ALISON ELIZABETH TAYLOR's L’Origine du monde, 2024

ALISON ELIZABETH TAYLOR

L’Origine du monde, 2024

Marquetry Hybrid

14 1/2 x 22 in
36.8 x 55.9 cm

 

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Image of TECLA TOFANO's Baldaquín (Canopy Bed), 1971

TECLA TOFANO

Baldaquín (Canopy Bed), 1971

From the series "La cama y sus posibilidades (The Bed and Its Possibilities)"

Glazed Ceramic

9 x 6 x 9 in
22.9 x 15.2 x 22.9 cm

 

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Image of NICHOLAS NIXON  Our bedroom curtain, Brookline, 2017

NICHOLAS NIXON

Our bedroom curtain, Brookline, 2017

Gelatin silver print

24 x 20 in (sheet)
61 x 50.8 cm

 

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© Nicholas Nixon, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco

Image of LEE FRIEDLANDER  Aloha, Washington, 1967/ printed 2002

LEE FRIEDLANDER

Aloha, Washington, 1967/ printed 2002

signed, titled & dated verso in pencil;
stamped & dated verso in ink

Gelatin silver print

11 x 14 in (sheet)
27.9 x 35.6 cm

 

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© Lee Friedlander, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco and Luhring Augustine, New York

Image of ERIC FISCHL's Untitled, 1998

ERIC FISCHL

Untitled, 1998

Oil on linen

60 x 40 1/4 in
152.4 x 102.2 cm

 

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Press Release

James Cohan is pleased to present Behind the Bedroom Door, a group exhibition that explores the private realms where intimacy and solitude share space with the inner life of dreams and fantasies. The exhibition features historical and contemporary artists working across painting, photography, sculpture, video and sound to plumb the depths of the unconscious, uncover hidden dimensions, and explore mythology and transformation. Behind the Bedroom Door will be on view at the gallery’s 48 Walker Street and 291 Grand Street locations from January 10 through February 8, 2025. The gallery will host an opening reception on Friday, January 10, from 4-6 PM at 291 Grand Street and 6-8 PM at 48 Walker Street.

 

Behind the Bedroom Door features works by Diane Arbus, Pierre Bonnard, Tom Burckhardt, Sophie Calle, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, Enrique Martinez Celaya, Jane Corrigan, Alexandria Couch, Marlene Dumas, Charlotte Edey, Eric Fischl, Louis Fratino, Lee Friedlander, Elizabeth Glaessner, Sheila Hicks, Yvonne Jacquette, Yun-Fei Ji, Martin Kersels, Mernet Larsen, Robert Mapplethorpe, Christian Marclay, Jesse Mockrin, Jenny Morgan, Zanele Muholi, Brandon Ndife, Nicholas Nixon, Naudline Pierre, Dana Sherwood, Yinka Shonibare CBE, Hugh Steers, Alison Elizabeth Taylor, Tecla Tofano, Edouard Vuillard, Margaux Williamson, Artus Wolffort and Lisa Yuskavage.

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