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JAMES COHAN - The Fifth Season

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Channel: NYC GALLERY OPENINGS · 2014 · Entertainment

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Group Show
The Fifth Season

James Cohan Gallery
533 West 26th St
New York, NY 10001 

June 24th - August 8th, 2014
Opening:  June 26th 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

ARTISTS:

Alexis Rockman
Alison Elizabeth Taylor
Beatriz Milhazes
Carsten Höller
Charles Burchfield
Claude Louis Châtelet
David Brooks
Erik Wysocan
Erin Shirreff
Finger Pointing Worker
Fred Tomaselli
Futurefarmers
Jacques de Lajoüe
Katie Paterson
Kota Takeuchi
Mark Dion
Martin John Callanan
Matthew Brandt
Natalie Jeremijenko
Pierre Huyghe
Spencer Finch

James Cohan Gallery is pleased to present The Fifth Season,opening on June 
24th and running through August 8th, 2014. An opening reception will be 
held on Thursday, June 26th from 6 -- 8 PM. This group exhibition explores 
the seasonal rhythms of natural systems, the human disruptions of these 
once-balanced cycles, and the increasing alarms of global climate change.

The theme of the "four seasons" has inspired countless works of art 
throughout history. As a subject, the seasons are metaphors for life cycles 
and transitions. The calendar propels our existence on a regular emotional 
and physiological schedule. The rhythm of life is inextricably connected to 
the quartered year.

Ecological and technological changes have created a less defined cycle of 
life, one that is sped up by the velocity of communication and slowed down 
by unpredictable environmental behavior, calling into question our long-
held notions of how time behaves. One is confronted on a daily basis by 
unprecedented connectivity and growing awareness of irregular natural 
patterns, and we as a species are struggling to understand this new reality.

Whether addressing the conventional notion of the four seasons or 
reflecting on today's intense technological hybridity and climate change, 
the exhibition presents an opportunity to situate ourselves in this fifth 
season—a highly nuanced, unfamiliar place. 

The exhibition will be accompanied by a free publication and guide 
containing complementary images and texts.

Music by:
Chill Carrier - A New Day

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