Cecily Brown

Cecily Brown is presented as the first monograph on one of the most influential painters of our time. Positioned as a highly anticipated publication, it focuses on an artist whose work has shaped contemporary painting.

British-born and based in New York, Cecily Brown rose to prominence in the late 1990s. Her practice is described as an investigation into the sensual qualities of oil paint, while also challenging conventions around abstraction and figuration. Drawing on references that include old master paintings, Abstract Expressionism and popular culture, Brown has developed a symbolic language marked by exuberant brushwork, a rich palette and intense energy, alongside an embrace of the erotic that is said to have redefined aspects of painting’s historical canons.