n a d i a c o e nNadia Coen is a multidisciplinary artist creating project-based installations, books, printed matter, and ephemera, within her practice, THE INCLINING EXPERIMENT.
Coen was born and raised in Zimbabwe, and has been living in NYC practicing art and design for over 20 years.
Coen was an integral part of the East Village Art Movement in 80’s. She has exhibited at numerous iconic galleries such as Fashion Moda in the Bronx, Exit Art, White Columns, The New Museum, the Guggenheim Lab and others.
Coen spearheaded a number of significant projects under collectives Anti-Utopia and Bullet Space. She co-curated and conceptualized the seminal limited edition book + street project, YOUR HOUSE IS MINE, which was conceived in response to the heated climate around housing, homelessness, gentrification and the AIDS epidemic in New York City, 1988. Visual artists, writers, + illustrators were invited to participate in this project as an act of resistance. Prominent artists involved: David Wonjarowicz, Martin Wong, Juan Sanchez, Lee Quinones, Lady Pink, David Hammons + others.
These projects have been exhibited and acquired by numerous national and international museums and collections such as MoMA, The Whitney Museum, Paul Getty Foundation, Pompidou Center, France and others.
Coen’s recent work explores sacred geometry/sciences, concrete poetry, principles of light/shadow, using a hybrid of forms + materials, encompassed in experimental installation-based experiences.