About

OSMOS

OSMOS was initiated in 1997 as a project space in Berlin, and has since developed into a fully integrated concept for curatorial and editorial activities.

OSMOS currently has two locations. In New York City, OSMOS Address is located at 50 East 1st. Street in a Manhattan East Village storefront that was once a saloon frequented by Emma Goldman and other radicals. In Stamford, NY OSMOS Station is located at 20 Railroad Ave in the Catskills. For directions to either location, please visit our contact page.

OSMOS is composed of multiple operational components, with the key three being: OSMOS Address (Project space and operational headquarters); OSMOS Publishing (Quarterly Print Magazine and Artists Monographs); and managing artist’s estates. 

Cay Sophie Rabinowitz 

A recognized art world insider, Cay Sophie Rabinowitz effortlessly develops significant projects and collaborations with museum and corporate institutions alike. Director of OSMOS, a publishing imprint and curatorial project based in New York, Rabinowitz has been Artistic Director of Art Basel (2007 - 2008) and Senior Editor of Parkett (1999 - 2007). Known for her highly professional yet deeply personal approach, Rabinowitz is one of the most respected assets in the art world. Her knowledge and strategic facility has helped to leverage productive partnerships in the arts for brands, such as LaMer (2010), Net-A-Porter (2012) and Tiffany & Co. (2014-2017).

Cay Sophie Rabinowitz launched OSMOS Magazine as a journal of texts and image series created by practitioners and professionals investigating the uses and abuses of photography.  Rabinowitz is a well-respected art world insider known for producing outstanding quality and being a liaison to facilitate opportunities and partnerships. OSMOS activities are predominantly divided into two categories: Exhibition projects and Publications, which include OSMOS Magazine, monographs, estate research, and exhibitions.

Cay Sophie Rabinowitz has also been Manager of The Darrell Ellis Estate and The Estate of Gretchen Bender. Ellis was a gifted New York-based artist of color who worked in photography, drawing, and painting until his life was cut short at the age of 33 by AIDS. Darrel Ellis’s work gained national attention when it was seen in the landmark exhibition, Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing, curated by Nan Goldin in 1989 at Artists Space. Witnesses became a rallying cry against censorship when the NEA withdrew funding because of a catalogue essay by David Wojnarowicz. Gretchen Bender was an American artist who worked in film, video, and photography and was part of the so-called 1980s Pictures Generation of artists, including such others as Cindy Sherman, Robert Longo, Laurie Simmons, and Richard Prince.