{"id":17081,"date":"2026-11-11T15:18:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T20:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=17081"},"modified":"2026-11-11T15:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T20:18:31","slug":"joseph-cohen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/joseph-cohen\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Cohen"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8855\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17081-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/JosephCohen.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/JosephCohen.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/JosephCohen.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_17084\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17084\" style=\"width: 288px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17084\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-56-_ND19018-Large-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-56-_ND19018-Large-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-56-_ND19018-Large-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-56-_ND19018-Large-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-56-_ND19018-Large-696x1044.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-56-_ND19018-Large.jpeg 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Natan Dvir.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friedrichspontone.com\/exhibitions\/61-joseph-cohen-to-be-here\/\">Joseph Cohen<\/a> (b. 1982, Houston, Texas) is an American artist whose work examines the relationship between perception, materiality, and the aspects of human experience that exist beyond the visible world. Working at the intersection of painting, material science, and optics, Cohen creates tactile artworks that investigate presence, time, and the limits of human perception.<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">His ongoing <i>Proposition<\/i> series is developed through an accumulation of gestures, decisions, and materials over extended periods, with each painting becoming a record of sustained attention and the belief that our identities are shaped by the actions and experiences we accumulate, including those that are no longer visible. His interdisciplinary practice incorporates advanced materials, including separated carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, and specialized pigments that exhibit optical properties beyond the visible spectrum.<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">For more than a decade, <a href=\"https:\/\/josephcohenart.com\/\">Cohen has collaborated with scientists<\/a> and researchers at institutions including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Rice University, and Houston Methodist Research Institute. His collaboration with the Heller Lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering contributed to research published in <i>Nature Communications<\/i> in 2019, demonstrating the potential for artistic experimentation to inform scientific innovation. Cohen&#8217;s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including his 2026 solo exhibition <i>To Be Here<\/i> at Friedrichs Pontone in New York.<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_17085\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17085\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17085 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JC-Prop-504-Large-763x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JC-Prop-504-Large-763x1024.jpeg 763w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JC-Prop-504-Large-224x300.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JC-Prop-504-Large-768x1030.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JC-Prop-504-Large-696x934.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JC-Prop-504-Large.jpeg 954w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proposition 504 (2025): Separated carbon nanotubes, surfactant, binder, pigment, tracer dyes, gold, and iron on 600 lb. Arches 30&#8243;x22&#8243;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17086\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17086\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17086 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-533-B-Large-1024x721.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-533-B-Large-1024x721.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-533-B-Large-300x211.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-533-B-Large-768x541.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-533-B-Large-696x490.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-533-B-Large-1068x752.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-533-B-Large.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proposition 533 (2026): Separated carbon nanotubes, surfactant, binder, pigment, tracer dyes, gold, and iron on 600 lb. Arches 40&#8243;x59&#8243; (paper)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17087\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17087 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-531-edited-800x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-531-edited-800x1024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-531-edited-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-531-edited-768x983.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-531-edited-1200x1536.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-531-edited-1599x2048.jpg 1599w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-531-edited-696x891.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-531-edited-1068x1368.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-531-edited-1920x2459.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Joseph-Cohen-Proposition-531-edited-scaled.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proposition 531 (2026): Separated carbon nanotubes, surfactant, binder, pigment, tracer dyes, gold, wax, and iron on 600 lb. Arches 30&#8243;x22&#8243; (paper)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/JosephCohen.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing list Joseph Cohen (b. 1982, Houston, Texas) is an American artist whose work examines the relationship between perception, materiality, and the aspects of human experience that exist beyond the visible world. 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