

Thierry Cohen
Curriculum
THIERRY COHEN
Born 1963
Thierry Cohen has been a professional photographer since 1985 and from the end of the 80s on,a pioneer in the use of digital techniques. He lives and works in Paris.
Since 2006, he has devoted most of his time to his personal work. He is interested in the impact of human activities, and in particular on nature.
His works are held in private and public collections. He is represented by The Danziger Gallery in New York & Esther Woerdehoff Gallery in Paris.
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
Shortlisted for 2015 Académie des Beaux-Arts Photography Prize
Nominated for 2013 & 2016 Pictet Prize (DARKENED CITIES)
Shortlisted for 2013 Arcimboldo Photography Prize
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 “Darkened Cities” Merignac Photographic Festival, France
2014 “Darkened Cities” East Wing, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2014 “Darkened Cities” Ekaterina Cultural Foundation within the framework of the Photobiennale, Moscow
2013 “Darkened Cities” Museo di Arte Contemporanea di Villa Croce, Genova, Italy
2013 “Darkened Cities” & “Binary Kids” Fotografia Europea Festival, Reggio Emilia, Italy
2013 “Darkened Cities” Danziger Gallery, New York
2012 “Villes éteintes” (Darkened Cities), Official Selection Mois de la Photo à Paris, Esther Woerdehoff Gallery
2009 “Bugs”, Promenades Photographiques de Vendôme, Parc du Château, France
2008 “Binary Kids”, Official Selection Mois de la Photo à Paris, Espace Univer
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2018 “Path toward Sustainability” Official Selection PhotoEspaña 2018, Madrid
2018 “London Nights” Museum Of London, London, UK
2018 “La Photographie Française existe…Je l’ai rencontrée” La Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
2017-18 ‘‘Sterne’’ Lentos Kunstmuseum, Linz, Austria
2017 “Paysages Photographiques, Réinventer le réel”, Esther Woerdehoff Gallery
2017 “Space Oddity”, MAC Maison des Arts de Créteil, France
2017 Art Paris Art Fair, Esther Woerdehoff Gallery
2016 “Chicago – Darkened Cities” Expo Chicago, Edwynn Houk Gallery
2016 “Sea Level” Photo London, Danziger Gallery
2016 Hofmobiliendpot, Vienna
2016 Center for Arts and Technology, Lisbon
2016 Marco, Monterrey, Mexico
2015 “The Treasures of the European House of Photography Collection (MEP)”, Merignac Photographic Festival, France
2015 “Darkened Cities” Paris Photo, Paris. Esther Woerdehoff Gallery
2015 “A Beautiful Lie”, Danziger Gallery, New York
2015 “Des artistes et des villes”, Villissima, Hôtel des Arts de Toulon, France
2015 “Darkened Cities”, Rio a French Passion, Museu De Arte Do Rio, Rio De Janeiro
2014 “Darkened Cities” Paris Photo, Danziger Gallery
2014 “Darkened Cities” SLICK, Paris. Esther Woerdehoff Gallery
2014 “Darkened Cities” SP-Arte, São Paulo, Brazil. Esther Woerdehoff Gallery
2013-14 “Darkened Cities” Vitra Design Museum, Lightopia, Weil am Rhein, Germany
2013 “Villes éteintes” (Darkened Cities) & “Mother Road” film, Paris Photo, Esther Woerdehoff Gallery
2013 “Darkened Cities” Paris Photo LA, Danziger Gallery
2012 Villes éteintes” (Darkened Cities), Paris Photo, Esther Woerdehoff Gallery
1993 “Photos Folies”, Galerie Contre Jour, Paris.
1992 “Tous parents, tous différents”, Musée de l’Homme, Paris.
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, Paris within the Festival Création et Infographie. “Photos Folies”, Paris.
International Salon für Objekt Design & Fotografie, Frankfurt/M, Germany.
“Images numériques”, Pictorial Lab, Paris.
“The Color of Fashion”, The Courtyard Gallery, New York.
“L’Épreuve Numérique”, Centre National de la Photographie, Palais de Tokyo, Paris.
1989 Parigraph’ 89. 1988 Mac 2000, Grand Palais.
PUBLICATIONS, RADIOS & TV
BOOKS
2018 «SMART Path To Sustainability», Acciona Publisher-La Fabrica, Madrid.
2012 “Villes éteintes”, Marval Publisher, Paris. Texts by Maylis de Kerangal & Jean-Pierre Luminet
RADIO & TV
2017 NHK, Tokyo
2015 France Culture, “La Grande Table” by Martin Quenehen
2014 TV Kultura, Russie – RADIOVESTI, Russie – M24 TV, Russie.
2013 Repubblica TV, “ Rsera Visioni “ de Roberto Koch, Italie RAI TV, Italy
2012 France Culture, “Atelier intérieur” by Aurélie Charon
France Info, “Du côté des étoiles – Des étoiles plein les livres… “ by Marie-Odile Monchicourt & Serge Brunier
France 24, Culture by Virginie Herz
PRINT & WEB (selection)
2018
Catalog London Nights, Hoxton Mini Press Catalog La Photographie Française existe…je l’ai rencontrée by Jean-Luc Monterosso, Xavier Barral & MEP Publishers
2017
Catalog, Mois de la Photo du Grand Paris, Actes Sud & Maison Européenne de la Photographie Introductory Text by François Hébel Catalog, Space Oddity, Plateforme editions
2017 2016
Wired Japan “What Cities Would Look Like if Lit Only by the Stars” by Pete Brook
2014
New York Times – Op-Talk blog, by John Guida
Wired.com, “What Cities Would Look Like if Lit Only by the Stars” by Pete Brook
Catalog, Tenth International Month of Photography in Moscow, Multimedi Art Museum &Moscow House of Photography Museum
Time Out Dubai, “Darkened Cities” by Chanelle Tourish LaStampa.it, Geo.ru
2013
The New York Times Magazine, “Starry, Starry, Starry Night” by Julie Bosman
Stern Magazine, Portfolio “Wo sind all die Sterne hin?” by Horst Güntheroth
Veja, “Cidades Escurecidast”, Brazil
Smithsonianmag.com, “What Major World Cities Look Like at Night, Minus the Light Pollution” by Megan Gambino
2012
M, Le Monde Magazine, Portfolio “Cités stellaires” by Cathy Rémy
Images magazine, Portfolio “Villes éteintes” Air France Magazine “Arret sur Image” (Stopping Time) by Natacha Wolinski
Chasseurs d’images, “La nuit cosmique des mégapoles” by Hervé Le Goff
Foto Magazine, Portfolio Zgaszone miasta (Villes éteintes) by Ewa Izabela Nowak, Poland
The Financial Times Magazine “New life for the light fantastic” by Francis Hodgson, UK
Beaux Arts magazine, Arts Actuel, Marianne
Catalog, Mois de la Photo à Paris, Introductory Text by Leonor Nuridsany, éditions
Actes Sud et Maison Européenne De La Photographie.
Lejournaldelaphotographie.com, Photographie.com, Actuphoto.com, Palookwordpress.com
2011
Du Magazine, Switzerland (“Starlights In The Cities”)
2010
Wazz’Art, TV 2’30, Caroll Betty, Antartica Production.
2009
Sciences et Avenir, Portfolio “Bugs”. Le Figaro Magazine. Photo.
2008
Lacritique.org, Christian Gattinoni.
Votreargent.fr, Lexpress.fr. Muze, Bayard Presse. A nous Paris, Daphné Tesson.
Images magazine, Portfolio “Binary Kids”, Hadrien Le Gray.
Catalogue du Mois de la Photo à Paris, Introductory Text by Laura Serani.
Éditions Actes Sud et Maison Européenne De La Photographie.
2004
TGV magazine, Portfolio series “Bugs”, Christophe Quillien : “Bêtes de Scènes”.
1998
Dictionnaire de la photo Numérique, Hervé Bernard, Éditions VM.
1996
Réponses Photo, Sylvie Hugues et Franck Mindon.
1995
Photo. 1994 Shing, Japan.
1993
Le Photographe, Hervé Bernard : «Un photographe binaire». Photoreporter.
1992
Mac Création. Photoreporter. Novum, Germany.
Le Monde, Michel Colonna d’Istria : «Images nées sans lumières».
«The Color of Fashion», Benney Black, Bulzone, Editors. Stewart, Tabori & Chang – Eastman Kodak, Publishing.
1991
Photomagazine, Portfolio «Jeu de cartes», Mathias Schmitt.1995 Photo.