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Cecily Brown

January 22–February 26, 2005
555 West 24th Street, New York

Cecily Brown, Thanks, Roody Hooster, 2004 Oil on linen, 103 × 97 inches (261.6 × 246.4 cm)

Cecily Brown, Thanks, Roody Hooster, 2004

Oil on linen, 103 × 97 inches (261.6 × 246.4 cm)

Cecily Brown, The Quarrel, 2004 Oil on linen, 72 × 96 inches (182.9 × 243.8 cm)

Cecily Brown, The Quarrel, 2004

Oil on linen, 72 × 96 inches (182.9 × 243.8 cm)

Cecily Brown, Park, 2004 Oil on linen, Diptych: 77 × 110 inches overall (195.6 × 279.4 cm)

Cecily Brown, Park, 2004

Oil on linen, Diptych: 77 × 110 inches overall (195.6 × 279.4 cm)

Cecily Brown, I Will Not Paint Any More Boring Leaves (2), 2004 Oil on linen, 80 × 84 inches (203.2 × 213.4 cm)

Cecily Brown, I Will Not Paint Any More Boring Leaves (2), 2004

Oil on linen, 80 × 84 inches (203.2 × 213.4 cm)

Cecily Brown, Girl Eating Birds, 2004 Oil on linen, Triptych: 77 × 165 inches overall (195.6 × 419.1 cm)

Cecily Brown, Girl Eating Birds, 2004

Oil on linen, Triptych: 77 × 165 inches overall (195.6 × 419.1 cm)

Cecily Brown, Tripe with Lemons, 2004 Oil on linen, 97 × 103 inches (246.4 × 261.6 cm)

Cecily Brown, Tripe with Lemons, 2004

Oil on linen, 97 × 103 inches (246.4 × 261.6 cm)

Cecily Brown, Keychains and Snowstorms, 2004 Oil on linen, Diptych: 103 × 166 inches overall (261.6 × 421.6 cm)

Cecily Brown, Keychains and Snowstorms, 2004

Oil on linen, Diptych: 103 × 166 inches overall (261.6 × 421.6 cm)

About

Gagosian Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of recent paintings by Cecily Brown.

The exploration of form and the tension between figuration and abstraction are central to Brown's work. The artist revisits old master imagery, as well as scenes lifted from popular culture in order to create her own vision where human form and brushwork amalgamate, transcending notions of classical genre and narrative. Subject matter is liberated from its original context and positioned within a new reality.

Cecily Brown's work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions and group shows. Personal exhibitions include those at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., 2002, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma, Rome, 2003, and the Museo Reina Sofi­a, Madrid, 2004. She also participated in the 2004 Whitney Biennial. In June 2005 Cecily Brown's paintings will be the subject of a solo exhibition at Modern Art Oxford, England.