James BROWN
Born in Los Angeles in 1951, deceased in 2020 in Mexico.
2007: first encounter with James Brown through this work presented at the Bordas gallery in Venice: “Internal order monotype I”. It is at this period that our interest for this artist came to be and it didn’t lessen, more likely it became stronger with time.
Galerie PJ is pleased to present “Brown on brown”, an exhibition that showcases a selection of works on paper, dating between 1989 and 2001. There are watercolros, monotypes, lithographies as well as stencils, collages and multiples interventions.
Within common space, canvas-like cards present their surfacing and their deepness, they surround themselves of blue, black, brown or white shapes – sometimes accompanied of recognisable characters that come from sacred native american ground.
Then, beyond other formats, we seek another vision of his work, thus unveiling his “entomological memories”, florishing colors that take you to his most beautiful confrontation: “Happy Prince / Monotype Georges”.
Allow yourself to be transported by emotion, so that you can disappear and reappear.
The Fifteen Indians are here to remind you of it.
Come the shapes of hortensias (Hortensia shape), leading you to constellations through a same grey line (Line grey shape).
Education
Solo Exhibitions
2021 « Brown on brown », PJ Gallery, Metz, FR
2020 « Covillective », PJ Gallery, Metz, FR
2019 « Collages, monotypes et estampes (1986-1992) », Lelong & Co. Gallery, Paris, FR
2018 « Life and Work in Mexico », USC Fisher Museum – University of Southern California, Los Angeles, US
2017 « Oval », Karsten Greve Gallery, Paris, FR
2016 « El cuarto rosa », Hilario Galguera Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
2013 « My Other House », Museo Diego Rivera-Anahuacalli, Mexico City, Mexico
2011 « Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing », Museum of the City of New York, New York, US
2011« Papiers » 1985 – 1990, Lelong Gallery, Paris, FR
2010 Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, FR
2008 Lelong Gallery, Paris, FR
2006 « Work on Paper, 1981-2005 », Fisher Landau Center For Art, New York, US
2003 « Peintures récentes », Alice Pauli Gallery, Lausanne, Switzerland
2003 Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Malaga, Spain
2002 « Impressions 1986-2002 », Center for Engraving and Printed Images, La Louvière, Belgium
2002 « Or et Plomb », Convent of the Cordeliers, Paris, FR
2001 « Dela na papirju 1981 – 1998 », Lamut’s Art Salon –Božidar Jakac Gallery, Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia
2000 « Works on Paper 1981-1998 », Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
1999 « Œuvres sur papier, 1981-1998 », Céret Museum of Modern Art, Céret, FR
1999 Lelong Gallery, Paris, FR
1998 Serge Sorokko Gallery, San Francisco, US
1995 Carré St Vincent, Orléans, FR
1991 « Peintures, monotypes », Alice Pauli Gallery, Lausanne, Switzerland
1990 Lelong Gallery, Paris, FR
1985 Institute of Contemporary Art London (ICA), London, UK
1984 « Investigations 6: James Brown. Paintings », ICA – Institute of Contemporary Art – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, US
Group Exhibitions
Fairs
Bibliography
Public Collection
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