In Conversation
FT Weekend Festival 2023
Glenn Brown and Jan Dalley
Saturday, September 2, 2023, 2–2:45pm
Kenwood House, London
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As part of this year’s FT Weekend Festival in London, Glenn Brown will be in conversation with Financial Times arts editor Jan Dalley on the Arts Stage to discuss his recent paintings and layered portraits, as well as the opening of the Brown Collection last year, which is home to his art collection and archive as well as four floors of exhibition space. After the talk, Brown will sign copies of his new book, We’ll Keep On Dancing Till We Pay the Rent, in the Gagosian tent. The exhibition catalogue and other new Gagosian titles will be available for purchase with a 25% discount, and a selection of historical gallery publications will be offered for £10 each in conjunction with the Six Hundred Books display at the Gagosian Shop in Burlington Arcade.
Gagosian is partnering with the Financial Times to host the Arts Stage at the one-day festival where leading experts discuss the arts, music, literature, food, business, and technology, with recent Gagosian Quarterly films screened between sessions on the stage throughout the day.
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Left: Glenn Brown. Right: Jan Dalley
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Saturday, May 20, 2023, 10am–6pm
Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
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Gagosian is partnering with the Financial Times to host the Literature & Arts Stage at this one-day event where leading experts discuss the arts, music, literature, food, business, and technology. Recent Gagosian Quarterly films and Gagosian Sessions performances will be screened on the stage between panel discussions throughout the day and the latest issues of Gagosian Quarterly magazine—featuring cover artwork by Richard Avedon (Summer 2023) and Roe Ethridge (Spring 2023)—will be available for visitors to take home.
Gagosian Quarterly, Summer 2023. Artwork © The Richard Avedon Foundation
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West Bund Art & Design 2023
November 9–12, 2023, booth A102
West Bund Art Center, Shanghai
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Gagosian is pleased to participate in West Bund Art & Design with an extensive group presentation. The gallery will exhibit works by Harold Ancart, Georg Baselitz, Glenn Brown, Urs Fischer, Katharina Grosse, Hao Liang, Damien Hirst, Thomas Houseago, Alex Israel, Jia Aili, Anish Kapoor, Yayoi Kusama, Takashi Murakami, Takashi Murakami & Virgil Abloh, Albert Oehlen, Nam June Paik, Ed Ruscha, Alexandria Smith, Spencer Sweeney, Cameron Welch, Jonas Wood, and Zeng Fanzhi.
Gagosian’s booth at West Bund Art & Design 2023. Artwork, left to right: © Zeng Fanzhi; © Katharina Grosse and VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, Germany 2023; © Spencer Sweeney; © Yayoi Kusama. Photo: Alessandro Wang
Art Fair
Art Basel Hong Kong 2023
March 22–25, 2023
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
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Gagosian is pleased to participate in Art Basel Hong Kong 2023 with a presentation of modern and contemporary works by international artists.
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