Tassel on Tassel

Narratives of Fabric, Identity, and the Sacred 

Art Exhibition by
Joe Cohen

October 6 - 22

Opening: Friday, Oct 6th from 6 - 8 PM w/
Performance by Niall Jones at 7 PM
Saturday, Oct 14th @ 3PM: Tzizit and Tassel workshop w/ Joe Cohen
Closing: Sunday, Oct 22nd from 5 - 7 PM w/
Performance at 6 PM by Niall Jones

Introducing "Tassel on Tassel," at Le Petit Versailles, a multi-disciplinary public exhibition by artist, Joe Cohen, that combines the mediums of movement and fabric art.  The exhibition explores a dialogue between fabric and the sacred. From an inquiry into the humble Tzizit, ritual fringes that evolved in Judaism from decorative embroidery to vessels of sacred symbolism, it reimagines tassels as universal connectors, the quiet unraveling of threads which shed light on our multi-layered identities. It extends an invitation to explore, touch, and untangle these threads. Within the garden, a transient threshold materializes—a beaded doorway, a gateway to enter into this realm of the sacred.

At the heart of the show is the idea of connection. One piece of fabric is woven around another, multiple threads come and go but ultimately connect us to our bodies, to our clothes, to our histories, to our desires, and to what we deem as sacred. The show will include a collaboration with live performances by Niall Jones, who will be responding to what Joe has initiated in the installation.

Joe Cohen is a multi-disciplinary artist and filmmaker. His previous work includes collaboration with iconic choreographer Michael Clark, screened at the Serpentine Gallery London, Corso Como Milan, the Barbican, the Centre Pompidou Paris, and on display at the National Museum of Scotland. He is a Berlinale Talent Campus Alumni, and his entry film Stepping Out screened at numerous film festivals and was nominated for best short documentary at the Rushes Shorts Film Festival London. His film WARHOL DANDELION MIDGETTE, was presented by Anthony Haden Guest as part of Deep Excess Mad Excess booth at the Spring Break Art Fair 2020. This is his first ever solo show and first presentation of non film-related work.  

Niall Jones is a dance artist based in New York City. Recent performance works include: Sis Minor, in Fall at Abrons Arts Center, New York, (2018); Fantasies in Low Fade at the Chocolate Factory, New York, (2019); A Work for Others at The Kitchen @ Queenslab, New York, (2021); Open Studio at MoMA PS1 (2021); In the Efforts of Time at Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, (2022); dark de luxe: a mess for body, shadow, and other rogue im/materials at Jack Art Center, NY (2022); a n   u n   r e a l at The Shed, New York, (2022); and C O M P R E S S I O N  at Performance Space New York, NY (2022)