A Legacy of Remembrance: A Fine Art Exhibition of Original Paintings and Drawings by Artist Mark Cohen

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In the Forest at Birkenau

Visit the Armory Art Center now through Augusts 19th to view A Legacy of Remembrance: A Fine Art Exhibition of Original Paintings and Drawings by Artist Mark Cohen Focusing on the Holocaust. The exhibition will be on display in the Greenfield Gallery of the Armory Art Center. Hours are Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed on Saturday and Sunday. The galleries are free and open to the public.

Mark Cohen is an award-winning graphic designer, marketing communications executive, teacher, painter, and printmaker. His subject matter utilizes contemporary and past iconic figures from politics, popular culture, entertainment and war and peace.

He has chosen to paint many of the human “monsters” in contemporary life, including Jared Loughner, James Holmes, Bashar al-Assad and many more. One of these monsters, Amon Goeth, the commandant of the World War II Nazi Plaszow Concentration Camp spurred him to create a series of paintings about the Holocaust, Plaszow and three generations of women associated with Goeth. Most of the paintings are large scale works that demand notice. They exhibit a sparse and concise pictorial composition that combines abstract expressionism and pop art in their execution. In these paintings, viewers can investigate issues of antisemitism, genocide and the psychological effects on the women associated with Amon Goeth. Cohen continually adds works to this series. These same issues are seen in the perpetration of other heinous acts that are reported in the media on an all too frequent basis. The artist’s intention is to remind viewers that more than seventy years after the Holocaust, we live in a world of not only continuing antisemitism, but hateful biases that result in genocides and senseless killings around the world. Cohen has also created a series of thirty paintings that examine issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement. In 2020, he painted a series of ten paintings about Covid-19 and mask-wearing. The paintings have been shown in multiple venues during 2020 and 2021, including the Armory Art Center. The purpose of the works is to remind all of us about the selfless efforts of doctors, nurses and allied healthcare professionals who risk their lives daily to care for us.

In partnership with the Armory Art Center, the artist has created two educational components of this exhibition that are available for purchase. Now, you can schedule a Zoom meeting for your group, class, school, church, synagogue, or any meeting of your choice. The artist, Mark L. Cohen, will lead your Zoom meeting, explaining the subject matter of each work of art and giving a virtual PowerPoint presentation. The exhibition is also available for a 60-day rental period to venues with ample room to display the pieces. More information and pricing are available at www.armoryart.org.

This exhibition and educational initiative is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Florida Division of Arts & Culture; presented in collaboration with the Armory Art Center.

More information about the exhibit is available at www.armoryart.org/event/a-legacy-of-remembrance/. Learn more about the artist at marklouiscohen.com