Yvonne Force Villareal from Art Production fund (left) and others attend the opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Gagosian New York is currently showing a collection of new and recent work by British painter Cecily Brown. The exhibit, entitled Cecily Brown 2008, displays her signature style in which bold figures are covered in abstract layers. The displayed work mirrors Brown’s previous work in its attempt to expand abstract expressionism, combining the influence of Willem de Kooning with figurative influences Nicolas Poussin and Edouard Manet. The exhibit also includes a series of uncharacteristically small scale paintings which marks a unique transfiguration for the artist who is best known for her large-scale works. Art Observed was at the opening reception along artists John Currin, Francesco Clemente, and Hope Atherton, Art Production Fund’s Yvonne Force Villareal, Tim Hunt from the Warhol Foundation.
Cecily Brown Press Release [Gagosian]
Reading Between the Linens: Cecily Brown at Gagosian Gallery [NYSun]
Cecily Brown Exhibition [NY Art Beat]
Galleries Awaken From Summer Slumber [NYSun]
The press release for the exhibition includes these words from the artist, ‘I’m more interested in sublimation. I love the way Francis Bacon talked about the grin without the cat, the sensation without the boredom of its conveyance…I’ve always wanted to be able to convey figurative imagery in a kind of shorthand, to get it across in as direct a way as possible. I want there to be a human presence without having to depict it in full.‘ — Cecily Brown
An untitled recent painting from 2007 by Cecily Brown via Artnet.
Teenage Wildlife by Cecily Brown via Artnet. The piece is displays figures under layers of abstract paint in Brown’s signature style.
Cecily Brown via Xippas.
Outside the opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Outside the opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian with artist Francesco Clemente, his daughter Chiara Clemente, and actress and designer Tara Subkoff, and friends via Art Observed
Outside the opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Friend and Tim Hunt of the Andy Warhol Foundation at the opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
Opening reception for Cecily Brown at Gagosian New York via Art Observed
