BEN BROWN FINE ARTS
In 2004, Ben Brown Fine Arts opened its first location in the heart of Mayfair, London. The gallery quickly established itself on the international art scene with exhibitions of long-term gallery artists Tony Bevan, Candida Höfer, Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, and Heinz Mack, amongst others, as well as momentous exhibitions of 20th century masters including Alighiero Boetti, Lucio Fontana and Gerhard Richter. In 2009, Ben Brown Fine Arts opened an exhibition space in Hong Kong, becoming the first international gallery to move to the city that would soon become a major international art hub. In 2021, Ben Brown Fine Arts opened a third location in Palm Beach, Florida, with an inaugural exhibition celebrating the legacy of American and European 20th century, following with notable exhibitions of the gallery's roster of modern and contemporary artists. The galleries regularly exhibit and develop programming for our renowned stable of international, multi-disciplinarian artists, including the aforementioned as well as Yoan Capote, Awol Erizku, Vik Muniz, Nabil Nahas, José Parlá, Enoc Perez, Ena Swansea, Hank Willis Thomas, Gavin Turk and Jan Worst. The gallery is recognized for our depth of expertise and inventory in 20th century European and American art. Ben Brown Fine Arts participates in major art fairs worldwide, including Art Basel, Art Basel Hong Kong, Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Cologne, Art SG, The Armory Show, Frieze Masters, Frieze Seoul, Taipei Dangdai, TEFAF New York, and West Bund Art & Design.
BEN BROWN
Ben Brown spent the first decade of his career as a Director in the Modern & Contemporary department at Sotheby’s London, where he founded the highly successful Italian Sale for the auction house, an initiative that significantly contributed to the visibility and market appreciation of Italian post-war art globally. Following his tenure at Sotheby’s, Brown spent two years as a Managing Director of Waddington Galleries, London. In 2004, he founded Ben Brown Fine Arts in London’s Mayfair, working with a talented stable of contemporary artists and putting together acclaimed exhibitions of important 20th century art. Brown has expanded his global reach and breadth of exhibitions over the years, opening a gallery in his hometown of Hong Kong in 2009; a private viewing space in New York’s Upper East Side in 2019; and a seasonal gallery in Palm Beach starting in 2021, not to mention mounting ambitious exhibitions in Venice and Milan. Brown is recognised for his staunch support and global promotion of his primary artist program, while also being one of the most respected and knowledgeable dealers of 20th century European and American art. A renowned art collector, epicurean, polyglot and intrepid world traveler, Brown resides in London with his wife Louisa Guinness and their three children.