Cecily Brown (Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series) - Softcover

Martin, Courtney J.; Rosenfeld, Jason; Prose, Francine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1838661042 ISBN 13: 9781838661045

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2020

Synopsis

The first – and highly anticipated – monograph on one of the most influential painters of our time

Cecily Brown is a British-born, New York-based artist who rose to prominence in the late 1990s. Brown established her unique voice within the art sphere by investigating the sensual qualities of oil paint and challenging the conventions of abstraction and figuration. Through a range of reference to old master paintings, Abstract Expressionism, and popular culture, Brown's symbolic language, exuberant brushwork, rich palette, intense energy, and embrace of the erotic have redefined some of painting's historical canons.

About this title

About the Author

Courtney J. Martin is Director of the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven.

Jason Rosenfeld is Distinguished Chair and Professor of Art History at Marymount College, New York.

Francine Prose is a novelist and critic based in New York.

From the Back Cover

The first – and highly anticipated – monograph on one of the most influential painters of our time

Cecily Brown is a British-born, New York-based artist who rose to prominence in the late 1990s. Brown established her unique voice within the art sphere by investigating the sensual qualities of oil paint and challenging the conventions of abstraction and figuration. Through a range of reference to old master paintings, Abstract Expressionism, and popular culture, Brown's symbolic language, exuberant brushwork, rich palette, intense energy, and embrace of the erotic have redefined some of painting's historical canons.

Edition details

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1838661042
• ISBN 13: 9781838661045
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160