Nadia Lee Cohen

Photographer, filmmaker, and self-portrait artist Nadia Lee Cohen released the 2021 second edition of her monograph WOMEN last week, so I figured I would use the opportunity to highlight her work here. As a photographer, the British (but L.A.-based) artist’s work is easily recognizable, thanks to the saturated colors and the intentionally orchestrated images, creating a dreamlike, and maybe more accurately, nightmare-ish look that challenges the concept of perfection. As a filmmaker, she brings a signature retro-inspired surrealism to everything she does. You probably recognize her work on A$AP Rocky’s “Babushka Boi”, Kali Uchis and Tyler the Creator’s “After the Storm”, and this GCDS x Barilla Campaign (yes, as in a collab between the streetwear and pasta brands). 

—Mimi Li, Development Assistant