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CECILY BROWN : Recent Paintings
Jan 22 - Feb 26, 2005

Opening reception: Saturday, January 22nd, 6 – 8pm

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

The translation of flesh both languid and decaying, as well as structures of organic and architectural complexity, into blistering and jagged passages of paint is central to Brown’s continuing pursuit. 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 intense 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 has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions and has been involved in many group shows. Personal exhibitions include those at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., 2002, MACRO (Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Roma), Rome, 2003, and the Museo Reina Sofía, 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.

For further information, please contact the gallery. http://www.gagosian.com