Steven Cohen

*1962 / South Africa

Contacts for the work of Steven Cohen

Steven Cohen

steven-cohen.com

Solo exhibitions

Long Life Retrospective

SANG Iziko Museum - South African Nation, Cape Town (ZA)
11 Dec 2025 – 30 May 2026
put your heart under your feet ... and walk!

Stevenson, Johannesburg (ZA)
19 Oct 2017 – 17 Nov 2017
MAGOG

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
18 Oct 2012 – 24 Nov 2012
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Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
21 Jan 2010 – 6 Mar 2010
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Kunsthalle project space, Wien (AT)
8 Feb 2006 – 19 Mar 2006

Group

We, the People: 30 Years of Democracy in South Africa

Norval Foundation, Cape Town (ZA)
6 Dec 2024 – 23 Nov 2025

with Jane Alexander, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Nicola Brandt, Candice Breitz, Abri De Swardt, Jabulani Dhlamini, Andrew Esiebo, David Goldblatt, Simon Gush, Pieter Hugo, Svea Josephy, Maurice Mbikayi …
Courage is as Contagious as Fear

Selected works from the Hoosein Mahomed Collection

Norval Foundation, Cape Town (ZA)
8 Feb 2020 – 21 Apr 2020

with Jody Brand, Kudzanai Chiurai, David Goldblatt, Donna Kukama, Moshekwa Langa, Nandipha Mntambo, Zanele Muholi, Athi-Patra Ruga, Berni Searle
ABOUT FACE

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
29 Nov 2018 – 12 Jan 2019

with Pieter Hugo, Moshekwa Langa, Zanele Muholi, Paulo Nazareth, Berni Searle, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Penny Siopis, Barthelemy Toguo
Memory Lab. Photography Challenges History

<a href="http://eyes-on.at/2014/" target="_blank">Eyes On - 6. Monat der Fotografie Wien</a>

musa, Wien (AT)
28 Oct 2014 – 21 Mar 2015

with Gabor Oesz, Tanja Boukal, Marcell Esterhazy, Marianne Greber, Anna Jermolaewa, Noro Knap, Tatiana Lecomte, Andreas Muehe, Erwin Olaf, Marija Mojca Pungercar, Aura Rosenberg, Lina Scheynius …
My Joburg

Kunstszene Johannesburg

Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau, Dresden (DE)
26 Oct 2013 – 5 Jan 2014

with Jane Alexander, Jodi Bieber, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Willem Boshoff, Candice Breitz, Kudzanai Chiurai, David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, Stephen Hobbs, William Kentridge, Donna Kukama, Moshekwa Langa …
My Joburg

La Maison Rouge, Paris (FR)
20 Jun 2013 – 22 Sep 2013

with Jane Alexander, Jodi Bieber, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Willem Boshoff, Candice Breitz, Kudzanai Chiurai, David Goldblatt, Simon Gush, Nicholas Hlobo, Stephen Hobbs, William Kentridge, Donna Kukama …
No fashion, please!

Fotografie zwischen Gender und Lifestyle

Kunsthalle Wien, Wien (AT)
10 Nov 2011 – 29 Jan 2012

with Chan-Hyo Bae, Tracey Baran, Jeff Bark, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Marianne Greber, Fergus Greer, Matthias Herrmann, Lea Golda Holterman, Izima Kaoru, Sally Mann, Brigitte Niedermair, Erwin Olaf …
Personal Affects: Power and Poetics in Contemporary South African Art

Honolulu Museum of art, Honolulu (US)
24 Feb 2006 – 7 May 2006

with Jane Alexander, Churchill Madikida, Robin Rhode, Berni Searle, Minette Vári
10 years 100 artists - Art in a democratic south africa

Book and Art Exhibition

Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town (ZA)
8 Dec 2004 – 15 Jan 2005

with Jane Alexander, Candice Breitz, Jean Brundrit, David Goldblatt, Kay Hassan, Stephen Hobbs, William Kentridge, Terry Kurgan, Moshekwa Langa, Churchill Madikida, Thando Mama, Senzini Marasela …
Personal Affects: Power and Poetics in Contemporary South African Art

SEASON SOUTH AFRICA - Contemporary Visual and Performing Arts from South Africa

Museum for African Art, New York (US)
23 Sep 2004 – 3 Jan 2005

with Jane Alexander, Churchill Madikida, Robin Rhode, Berni Searle, Minette Vári
NEW ACQUISITIONS

Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria (ZA)
27 Sep 2004 – 15 Dec 2004

with Kay Hassan
Staged realities: exposing the soul in african photography 1870 - 2004

"Constructing Power" + "From Coercion to Celebration"

Stevenson, Cape Town (ZA)
24 Mar 2004 – 8 May 2004

with Paul Alberts, Kelechi Amadi-Obi, Philip Kwame Apagya, Brett Bailey, Jean Depara, Doudou Diop, Patricia Driscoll, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, David Goldblatt, Constance Stuart Larrabee, Chris Ledochowski, Adam Letch …

Events

FNB Joburg Art Fair 2026

FNB Joburg Art Fair, Johannesburg (ZA)
4 Sep 2026 – 6 Sep 2026

with Jane Alexander, Kudzanai Chiurai, David Goldblatt, Isaac Gyamfi Assumeng, Alfredo Jaar, William Kentridge, Moshekwa Langa, Paulo Nazareth, Sam Nhlengethwa, Robin Rhode, Penny Siopis, Thato Toeba …
Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2026

Cape Town Art Fair, Cape Town (ZA)
20 Feb 2026 – 22 Feb 2026

with Letizia Battaglia, Sibusiso Bheka, José Chambel, Justin Dingwall, Bogdan Gulyay, Pieter Hugo, Alfredo Jaar, Moshekwa Langa, Vuyo Mabheka, Kamogelo Machaba, Alice Mann, Sabelo Mlangeni …
38th EVA International - Ireland's Biennial

Dublin: April 6 - May 27

EVA International, Dublin (IE)
14 Apr 2018 – 8 Jul 2018

with Malala Andrialavidrazana, Alexander Apostol, Jaime Ávila, Lee Bul, Bruce Conner, Jose Davila, John Duncan, Juan Pablo Echeverri, John Gerrard, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Laurent Grasso, Sanja Ivekovic …