Jeff Cowen

Jeff Cowen was born in New York City in 1966. He lives and works in Berlin. After graduating in Oriental Studies from New York University and Waseda University in Tokyo, he worked as an assistant to Ralph Gibson and Larry Clark. He then intensively photographed on the streets of New York. Jeff’s artistic approach was influenced and altered by his study of drawing and painting. He works with the figure, landscape, abstraction and still life, and is interested in what he calls the non-moment, the point in time just before or after something has happened. Cowen is constantly testing the boundaries between photography, painting, drawing and sculpture. He works on thick silver based paper, which he cuts, collages and attacks with various chemicals and specialized darkroom techniques. Jeff had recently solo exhibitions in Huis Marseille Museum (Amsterdam) and Ludwig Museum (Koblenz). Over one hundred collections and institutions around the world have acquired his works. He participates regularly in art fairs such as Art Basel, ArtCologne, Art Bologna, Arco, LA Art Fair, Art Paris. 

His solo show of 250 works from the private Collection MAP will tour the major museums of China in 2019.

Jeff Cowen is represented by Gallery Michael Werner (http://www.michaelwernerkunsthandel.de).