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Two Decades In, Gallerist Ben Brown Is Setting His Sights on Milan
Maxwell Rabb for Artsy News November 21, 2024 Ben Brown is not one to mistrust his convictions. In 2007, he championed Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne in London after... Read more -
José Parlá’s ‘Homecoming’ at Miami’s PAMM Is a Celebration of Roots and Resilience
By Elisa Carollo for Observer November 20, 2024 Observer caught up with the artist in his studio to learn more about how his work is both an act... Read more -
At the Met, Black Artists Salute an Enduring Affinity With Egypt
By Jason Farago for The New York Times November 15, 2024 We call it Egypt; the Greeks called it Aigyptos; but the ancient civilization in the northeast corner of Africa preferred... Read more -
A Journey to “Planète Lalanne” with Jérôme Neutres and Ben Brown in Venice
Michael Klug for Whitewall June 21, 2024 Meticulously curated by Jérôme Neutres, and presented by Ben Brown Fine Arts, whimsical art objects, sculptures, and furniture take up... Read more
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11 things you will hate yourself for missing at Art Mumbai 2024 this weekend
By Muskan Mumtaz for Vogue India November 11, 2024 During the debut edition of Art Mumbai last year, Mahalaxmi Racecourse transformed into a temporary museum with works by several... Read more -
An Unprecedented Exhibition at Ben Brown Gathers Calder’s Cantilevers for the First Time
By Elisa Carollo for Observer November 5, 2024 Conceived in a transformational moment of the artist's practice, his dynamic standing sculptures represent a shift in his approach to... Read more -
Masterpieces Reimagined: Standouts from Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2024
By Ana Novi for Whitewall October 16, 2024 This year’s editions of Frieze London and Frieze Masters offer a distinctive exploration of contemporary, modern, and historical art, each... Read more -
The 10 Best Booths at Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2024
By Paul Laster for Art & Object October 14, 2024 Delving into the latest contemporary art at Frieze London and viewing Frieze Masters to survey centuries-old art alongside more recently... Read more
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7 must-see art exhibitions in Hong Kong this October 2024
By Johanna Muliani for Lifestyle Asia October 11, 2024 October is gearing up to be a busy month for art. The month kicked off with Fine Art Asia 2024,... Read more -
Observer’s Guide to the Must-See Shows Opening During Frieze Week
By Elisa Carollo for Observer October 8, 2024 The impressive lineup of shows whose openings coincide with Frieze make a trip to the British capital worthwhile, even if... Read more -
Seduction and Sobriety
By Mark Phillips for Macao Closer October 1, 2024 Ben Brown Fine Arts Hong Kong are presenting a new exhibition of Puerto-Rican American artist Enoc Perez - Chances are... Read more -
“There Are No Rules”: 15 Minutes in Arkansas with the Artist Awol Erizku
By Emily Sandstrom for Interview September 20, 2024 Last week, Awol Erizku hosted a celebration for Mystic Parallax, a retrospective of his major works across sculpture, painting, photography,... Read more
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Dulwich Picture Gallery acquires first artwork in 12 years
artdaily September 16, 2024 Dulwich Picture Gallery announces the acquisition of Bronze Oak Grove (2017) by Rob and Nick Carter, the first artwork to... Read more -
Dulwich Picture Gallery makes first acquisition in 12 years—purchasing bronze installation for £176,500
By Alexander Morrison for The Art Newspaper September 13, 2024 The artists Rob and Nick Carter sold Bronze Oak Grove to the London institution for just the price of the... Read more -
BEN BROWN ‘I would like to buy a bigger Agnes Martin’
Onur Baştürk for Yuzu Magazine September 1, 2024 When Ben Brown opened his first, eponymous art gallery in the heart of Mayfair, London in 2004, it quickly established... Read more -
Le mostre da vedere a Venezia durante la Biennale Cinema 2024 (e oltre)
Di Alessia Cuccu for Elle Décor Italia August 27, 2024 Giro in Laguna per scoprire le migliori rassegne d'arte in tandem con le proiezioni cinematografiche in calendario. Read more
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Jumping Into the Abyss
By Jacoba Urist for CULTURED August 13, 2024 As he prepares for a fall show, celebrated Artist Enoc Perez is commencing his annual summer migration from Long Island... Read more -
8 Can’t-Miss Destinations for Design Lovers to Visit During the Venice Biennale
By Stephanie Sporn for Veranda July 16, 2024 These extraordinary shows juxtapose contemporary art and design with grand palazzos and historical architecture. From April through November, the 60th... Read more -
8 Standout Works from Art Basel 2024
By Paul Laster for Galerie Magazine June 14, 2024 From a recreation of Christo's Wrapped 1961 Volkswagen Beetle Saloon at Gagosian to Agnes Denes's transformation of the Messeplatz into... Read more -
Awol Erizku's "Afro-Esotericism" Takes Over Crystal Bridges' Momentary Venue
By Shawn Ghassemitari for Hypebeast May 16, 2024 Presenting a series of new and existing works that examine Blackness and contemporary global culture. Read more
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Art Across Centuries Ignites Emotion, Myth And Allegory At TEFAF New York’s Star-Studded Opener
Natasha Gural for Forbes May 10, 2024 From antiquity to living masters, the little sibling of TEFAF-Maastricht , Europe's defining celebration of fine art, antiquities, and jewelry,... Read more -
TEFAF New York’s 10th Edition Opens with Seven-Figure Sales and Cross-Generational Displays
Arun Kakar for Artsy May 10, 2024 There might have been as many art fairs in New York this past fortnight as rainy days, but on an... Read more -
8 Artists Share How They Set the Perfect Vibe in the Studio
Verity Babbs for ArtNet News May 8, 2024 What makes an artist’s studio the perfect place for creating? Nowadays, there is no one way for an creative space... Read more -
The London art exhibitions to see in May
By Hannah Silver for Wallpaper April 30, 2024 From emerging to established artists, big galleries to intimate spaces - here are the London art exhibitions to see this... Read more
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Best of Venice Exhibitions: Pierre Huyghe, Memo Akten, Zeng Fanzhi, and More
Erica Silverman for Whitewall April 25, 2024 The 60th Venice Biennale builds vital new connections between past, present, and future in our shared and uncertain world, offering... Read more -
Les Lalanne’s surreal world takes over Venice
By Hannah Sliver for Wallpaper April 19, 2024 ‘Planète Lalanne’, presented by Ben Brown Fine Arts, takes over Palazzo Rota Ivancich, with a cast of blue hippos, woolly... Read more -
Inside the Surreal Menagerie of Les Lalanne
By Devorah Lauter for Artnet News April 10, 2024 2024 is shaping up to be the year of the husband-and-wife French duo Les Lalanne. A show just opened at... Read more -
11 Must-See Venice Shows to Visit during the Biennale in 2024
By Josie Thaddeus-Johns and Casey Lesser for Artsy April 9, 2024 As April begins, anticipation is building for the 60th Venice Biennale, often considered the most important art event in the... Read more
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Gavin Turk subverts still-life painting and says: ‘We are what we throw away’
By Rowland Bagnall for Wallpaper April 8, 2024 Gavin Turk considers wasteful consumer culture in ‘The Conspiracy of Blindness’ at Ben Brown Fine Arts, London Read more -
Gavin Turk on Contemporary Society's 'Conspiracy of Blindness'
By Lee Sharrock for FAD Magazine April 5, 2024 Lee Sharrock in conversation with Gavin Turk about his solo exhibition at Ben Brown Fine Arts, how it relates to... Read more -
Awol Erizku Brings Malcolm X To The Savannah College Of Art And Design Museum Of Art
By Chadd Scott for Forbes March 18, 2024 The most extraordinary item on view at the Savannah College of Art and Design’s annual deFINE ART isn’t an artwork.... Read more -
Awol Erizku: 'X' at SCAD Museum of Art
February 26 - July 3, 2024 February 26, 2024 In his debut solo museum exhibition, Awol Erizku focuses on pioneering American Muslim human rights activist El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz... Read more
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When groove is in the art
Victoria Woodcock for Financial Times February 21, 2024 Eight artists putting dance in the frame. His longtime interest in dance – from salsa to breakdancing – is especially... Read more -
Awol Erizku’s Cosmic Affinities
By Jonathan Jayasinghe and Shane J. Smith for Justsmile January 24, 2024 This story appears in Justsmile Issue 3, Reflections are Protections. Read more -
Awol Erizku’s Exquisite Remix of Black Visual Culture
By Miss Rosen for Blind Magazine January 23, 2024 The groundbreaking artist’s debut monograph is a sparkling phantasmagoria that brings to mind the riddle of the Sphinx. Read more -
The most incredible drinks cabinet you’ll ever see: ‘Who wouldn’t want to have a whisky out of a hippo?’
By Carla Passino for Country Life January 5, 2024 Not just a bronze sculpture by a modern French master, but a bronze sculpture which opens to reveal a whisky... Read more
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"A dram good sculpture"
Edited by Carla Passino for Country Life December 27, 2023 Art Dealer Ben Brown knows a dram good sculpture when he sees one - Carl Passino reveals the story behind... Read more -
The back of 'Las Meninas', on view for the first time at the Prado Museum
P. Achiaga for El Español November 3, 2023 The work of the artist Vik Muniz, it is the only facsimile of the reverse of Velázquez's painting and is... Read more -
The Museo Nacional del Prado shows the reverse of "Las Meninas" for the first time
La Nacion November 3, 2023 The replica was made by Brazilian artist Vik Muniz from a photo that he imitated exactly The Museo Nacional del... Read more -
The Museo Nacional del Prado shows the back of Las Meninas for the first time
Museo del Prado November 2, 2023 Its recent installation in the room is a milestone in the Museum's artistic discourse, as visitors will be able to... Read more
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Epistrophies and Heads: Tony Bevan
Trebuchet Magazine October 31, 2023 A preview of Epistrophies and Heads an exhibition by Tony Bevan Haunting and exploratory, Bevan’s work twist familiar shapes and... Read more -
José Parlá – interview: ‘I was experiencing flashbacks to my dreams from the coma, and I put that into these paintings’
Interview by Anna McNay for studio international October 30, 2023 Following a life-and-death experience, the New York-based Cuban artist explores different notions of reality in breathtaking paintings that capture the... Read more -
Wide Awake: The artist José Parlá on the universal language of being and coming back from the brink of death
Interview by John-Paul Pryor for House Collective October 25, 2023 The current exhibition Phosphene by New York-based Cuban artist José Parlá references the sensation we experience when we close our... Read more -
9 Of The Best London Art Exhibitions This Autumn
Joanne Shurvell for Forbes October 15, 2023 Autumn in London is always a cultural explosion. October kicks off with the annual art fairs Frieze and Frieze Masters... Read more
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The Hypeart Guide to Frieze London 2023
Shawn Ghassemitari for Hypebeast October 11, 2023 Frieze London is back and to celebrate 20 monumental years, the organizers behind the mega fair will present the most... Read more -
Studio Visit: In His Downtown Brooklyn Studio, Artist José Parlá Follows the Sun in the Skylights to Paint Vibrant, Colossal Works
Interview by Katie White for Artnet News October 10, 2023 For Cuban-born artist José Parlá, sunlight and music are the foundations of a good studio practice. The artist who has... Read more -
Hank Willis Thomas Speaks on the Work That Remains
Jenna Adrian-Diaz for SURFACE September 22, 2023 The artist and For Freedoms co-founder was recently presented with the 2023 Medal of Arts award by the First Lady... Read more -
Artists including Sheila Hicks and Hank Willis Thomas receive US State Department's Medal of Arts
Torey Akers on The Arts Newspaper September 18, 2023 On 13 September, the US Department of State’s Office of Art in Embassies gave its Medal of Arts awards to... Read more
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Flora Industrialis
Vik Muniz exhibition at Museo Universidad de Navarra announced September 13, 2023 The exhibition runs from 18th October 2023 - March 2024 Inspired by the engravings and drawings of the 19th century... Read more -
On View: A Coffin That Connects Multiple Black Histories
Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa for The New York Times Style Magazine September 13, 2023 Awol Erizku’s exhibition of hip-hop-centric art opened recently at Sean Kelly gallery in New York. Here’s what he told me... Read more -
7 of the Best Artworks of Armory Week 2023
From Arresting Paintings by a 26-Year-Old Instragram Phenom to Elevated Interpretations of Outdoor Recliners September 11, 2023 Why You Should Pay Attention: The veteran painter's distinct style often mingles the real and the imagined, figurative and abstract.... Read more -
PAUL’S GALLERY OF THE WEEK: BEN BROWN FINE ARTS
By Paul Carey-Kent 19 July 2023 Ben Brown's background was in the secondary market - he spent ten years at Sotheby's, taking a particular and ongoing... Read more
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Episode 95: José Parlá on Coming Back to Life Through Art
Interview by Spencer Bailey July 12, 2023 Through his abstract paintings, the Miami-born, Brooklyn-based artist José Parlá explores themes ranging from memory, gesture, and layering, to movement,... Read more -
Mark Godfrey on Alighiero Boetti: Interview of the Month, July 2023
Paul Carey-Kent for Artlyst July 4, 2023 Anyone wanting to understand the innovative art of the Italian conceptualist Alighiero Boetti (1940-94) should head to Ben Brown Fine... Read more -
Artist Awol Erizku Just Published His First Disco-Infused, Afro-Esoteric Manifesto
Caroline Bomback for Cultured June 30, 2023 Gucci, Antwaun Sargent, and Aperture celebrated the launch of Mystic Parallax, Awol Erizku’s first major monograph, at the fashion house's... Read more -
Awol Erizku’s First Book Mystic Parallax Shows the Artist’s Tremendous Power
Maxine Wally for W Magazine June 28, 2023 Tessa Thompson delicately balancing a hawk on her arm. Michael B. Jordan holding onto a leashed husky against a backdrop... Read more
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Sizeable Boetti show spans trio of spaces
Frances Allitt for Antiques Trade Gazette June 19, 2023 Don’t forget your walking shoes when visiting Ben Brown’s 'Alighiero e Boetti: Regola e Regolarsi'. The show, curated by Mark... Read more -
The Afro-Esotericism of Awol Erizku
Doreen St. Félix for The New Yorker June 7, 2023 The prolific artist knows that contemporary Blackness, made and unmade on the stage of capitalism, is as much defined by... Read more -
Nabil Nahas: Les Racines Du Ciel
Olivia Sand for Asian Art Newspaper May 31, 2023 The first reaction triggered by the exhibition Les Racines du Ciel is that Nabil Nahas (b 1949 in Lebanon) is... Read more -
BEN BROWN FINE ARTS PRESENTS ALIGHIERO E BOETTI: REGOLA E REGOLARSI, CURATED BY MARK GODFREY
Mark Westall for FAD Magazine May 30, 2023 Ben Brown Fine Arts to open Alighiero e Boetti: Regola e Regolarsi, curated by Mark Godfrey, to be presented across... Read more
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Taipei Dangdai Returns to Its First Full-Scale Edition Since 2020, With a Fresh Crop of Galleries Catching Up With an Active Younger Crowd of Buyers
Vivienne Chow for Artnet News May 9, 2023 Thirty first-time exhibitors are hoping to build relationships with Taiwanese collectors. Ben Brown Fine Arts, which operates in London and... Read more -
Vik Muniz’s Mixed-Media Reflection on Perception and Materiality
Lux Magazine May 1, 2023 Brazilian artist and photographer Vik Muniz’s most recent series Surfaces is currently on display in the FOTOCUBISMO exhibition at Ben... Read more -
The Reality Paradox
John-Paul Pryor for Port Magazine April 27, 2023 The artist Vik Muniz on cubism, exploring the super-real, and embracing a future of autonomous digital imagery The acclaimed artist... Read more -
Mischievous Vik Muniz recalls label-swapping incident at MoMA
Gareth Harris for The Art Newspaper April 19, 2023 The Brazilian artist discussed why and how he looks to art history during a discussion at The Arts Club in... Read more
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José Parlá Translate Memories into Landscapes with New Series, Phosphene
Katy Donoghue for Whitewall March 31, 2023 José Parlá’s “Phosphene” is currently on view at Ben Brown Fine Arts in Hong Kong through April 29. The exhibition... Read more -
Drawing With Scissors
REBECCA BLAKESTON for Cent Magazine March 30, 2023 There’s also the opportunity for creating a new medium by taking something, food for example, out of its normal context.... Read more -
Vik Muniz: Fotocubismo
Elena Clavarino for Air Mail March 30, 2023 Growing up in Brazil, Vik Muniz studied reproductions of famous artists and dreamed of someday seeing the originals. —E.C. Read more -
Space, Basketball, and Hip Hop Fuse in Awol Erizku’s Latest Exhibition
Shawn Ghassemitari for Hypebeast March 29, 2023 Awol Erizku‘s art practice often oscillates from one medium to another, reflecting the constellation of influences that orbit his daily... Read more
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Awol Erizku creates Afro-Asian connections in Hong Kong
Siddhartha Mitter for Art Basel March 16, 2023 The artist’s giant inflatable sculpture of Tutankhamun marks the first time Art Basel Hong Kong’s Encounters sector has ventured offsite... Read more -
‘I’m Not Giving People What They’re Used To:’ Awol Erizku on the Challenges Inherent in Remixing His Own Work
Naomi Rea for Artnet News February 1, 2023 The artist's wide-ranging practice refuses easy categorization. For his latest exhibition, Awol Erizku has transformed the white cube at Ben... Read more -
Creator of Divisive King Monument Builds Sculpture for Super Bowl
Kalia Richardson for The New York Times January 31, 2023 The steel sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas features a football and will be displayed outside State Farm Stadium on Feb.... Read more -
Awol Erizku’s New Show Is—and Is Not—a Drill
Joshua Glass for Cultured Magazine January 27, 2023 In “Cosmic Drill,” which opens today at Ben Brown Fine Arts in London, the multidisciplinary artist reworks his own practice... Read more
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Jammie Holmes and José Parlá Named Gordon Parks Fellows
Taylor Michael for Hyperallergic January 22, 2023 Two painters have been selected for the 2023 Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship, announced this week. Jammie Holmes and José Parlá... Read more -
GORDON PARKS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2023 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS
ARTFORUM January 19, 2023 The Gordon Parks Foundation has announced painters Jammie Holmes and José Parlá as the recipients of its 2023 fellowships and... Read more -
In Boston, ‘The Embrace’ Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
Kalia Richardson for New York Times January 15, 2023 The bronze sculpture, by the artist Hank Willis Thomas, symbolizes the hug Dr. King and Coretta Scott King shared after... Read more -
Standing Two Stories Tall, a Hank Willis Thomas Sculpture Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Is Unveiled on Boston Common
Sarah Cascone for artnet news January 13, 2023 The statue is a poignant symbol of the power of love. In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the... Read more
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New works by Candida Höfer: Illuminations from the darkroom
Stefan Trinks for Teller Report January 6, 2023 The photographer Candida Höfer is baffled in the Liechtenstein Art Museum and in the Hilti Art Foundation – there is... Read more -
Ben Brown Fine Arts presents Awol Erizku: COSMIC DRILL
Daily Art News December 14, 2022 Ben Brown Fine Arts presents Awol Erizku's first solo exhibition in Europe for five years, CosmiC Drill from January 27... Read more -
BEN BROWN FINE ARTS TO OPEN AWOL ERIZKU’S COSMIC DRILL IN THE NEW YEAR
Mark Westall for FAD Magazine December 14, 2022 Ben Brown Fine Arts to open Awol Erizku’s Cosmic Drill in the New Year, their third solo exhibition of Los... Read more -
Cosmic Drill – Awol Erizku
Trebuchet December 13, 2022 Multimedia statements in the face of culture Are we seeing anything new? The chameleonlike creative force that is Awol Erizku... Read more
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Gavin Turk: ‘My art is always other people's art’
Harriet Lloyd-Smith interviewed Gavin Turk for Wallpaper December 13, 2022 We interview British artist Gavin Turk, whose show ‘Kerze’ at Ben Brown Fine Arts is an ode to Gerhard Richter,... Read more -
Life Extinguished
John-Paul Pryor interviewing Gavin Turk for PORT Magazine December 6, 2022 The artist Gavin Turk on creating an atypical exhibition that explores the landscape of collective trauma One artist you... Read more -
Gavin Turk’s Reimagining of Richter
Daniel Barnes for Trebuchet November 22, 2022 Brooding, tranquil, balancing between stillness and gesture, Gavin Turk’s Kerze reimagines a series of paintings by Gerhard Richter with an... Read more -
What Did Gavin Do During Lockdown?
Mark Westall for FAD Magazine November 1, 2022 For a lot of people one thing lockdown gave them was time, time to think, time to contemplate, to think... Read more
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