Harold Cohen (1928 − )
Harold Cohen, brother of artist Bernard Cohen, is a painter and textiles designer born in London in 1928. He studied at Slade School of Fine Art where he also taught for several years after completing his degree.
During the 1960s he exhibited at the Venice Biennale, Documenta 3, Paris Biennale, Carnegie International and many other international shows; in 1965 the Whitechapel Art Gallery organized an exhibition dedicated to him.
In 1971 Cohen spent time at Stanford University's Artificial Intelligence Lab and his fascination with artificial intelligence lead him to create the AARON programme, a machine-based simulation of the cognitive processes underlying the human act of drawing.
He showed this project at the Tate, the Brooklyn Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Amsterdam's Stedeljik Museum as well as science centres in the US, Europe and Japan.
Arts Council and Tate hold examples of his work.
Reference Bibliography:
Buckman D., 2006, Artists in Britain since 1945, Vol 1, Art Dictionaries Ltd, Bristol
Glossary
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Drawing
The depiction of shapes and forms on a flat surface chiefly by means of lines although colour and shading may also be included. Materials most commonly used are pencil, ink, crayon, charcoal, chalk and pastel, although other materials, including paint, can be used in combination.
Past exhibitions
AS IS WHEN A BOOM IN BRITISH PRINTMAKING 1961-1972
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2007
- Ireland, Letterkenny, Glebe House and Gallery
- China, Chongqing, Tank Loft
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2006
- Taiwan, Taipei, Kundu Museum Of Fine Arts
- Taiwan, Taichung, National Taiwan Museum Of Fine Arts
- Poland, Krakow, Manggha Centre
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2005
- Lithuania, Kaunas, Modern Art Museum
- Lithuania, Siauliai, Dailes Galerija
- Portugal, Porto, Culturgest
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2004
- Italy, Rome, Istituzione Nazionale Per La Grafica
- Romania, Cluj, Biblioteca Judeteana Octavian Goga
- Romania, Timisoara, Faculty Of Fine Art
- Romania, Palace Of Culture
- Romania, Bucharest, National Museum Of Art
- Romania, Constanta, Constanta Art Museum
- Kazakhstan, Almaty, Central Exhibition Hall
- Armenia, Yerevan, National Gallery
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2003
- Estonia, Tallinn, Museum Of Contemporary Art
AS IS WHEN (LUBECK ONLY)
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2003
- Germany, Lubeck, St Petri Kirche
160 ANS DE PHOTOGRAPHIE
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2001
- France, Gravelines, Musee Du Dessin Et D'estample Originale
BRITISH ARTISTS' PRINTS
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1979
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, British Council Office - Kuala Lumpur
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1977
- Nigeria, Lagos, British Council Office - Lagos
- Bulgaria, Sofia, British Council Office - Sofia
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1975
- Tate Publishing
- Mauritius, Mauritius
BRITISH ARTISTS PRINTS 1961-1970
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1979
- Finland, Finland
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1977
- Nigeria, Lagos, British Council Office - Lagos
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1975
- Australia, Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery
- Mauritius, Mauritius
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1973
- Malta, Valletta, National Museum Of Malta
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1972
- Greece, Athens, Zoumboulakis Gallery
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1970
- Iceland, Reykjavik, National Museum
BRITISH ARTISTS' PRINTS OF THE SIXTIES
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1975
- Colombia, Colombia
- Argentina, Buenos Aires, British Council Office - Buenos Aires
- Chile, Chile
- Brazil, Brazil
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1973
- Spain, Madrid, Museo Espanol De Arte Contemporaneo
- Portugal, Lisbon, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
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1972
- Belgium, Antwerp, International Cultureel Centrum
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1971
- Belgium, Ghent, Koninklijke Acaemie Voor Schone Kunsten
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1970
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong City Museum And Art Gallery
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1969
- Japan, Kyoto, The National Museum Of Modern Art
- India, New Delhi, Lalit Kala Akademi
- Peru, Lima, Instituto Nacional De Cultura, Museo De Arte Italiano
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1968
- Cuba, Havana, Galeria Centro De Arte
- Mexico, Anglo-Mexican Institute
- Mexico, Mexico City, Museo De Arte Moderno
- Cuba, British Council Office - Havanna
BRITISH ARTISTS' PRINTS 1965-1968
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1970
- Bangladesh, Bangladesh
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1969
- Egypt, Alexandria, Museum Of Fine Arts
- Egypt, Cairo, The Fine Arts Gallery Bab El Louk
- Turkey, Istanbul, Academy Of Fine Arts
- Various
- Turkey, Ankara, State Fine Arts Gallery
IRISH EXHIBITION OF LIVING ART
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1966
- Ireland, Belfast, British Council Office - Belfast
- Ireland, Dublin, British Council Office - Dublin
BRITISH ARTISTS' PRINTS
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1966
- Australia, Australia
