Cecily Brown Returns to London with Major Exhibition After Decades Away

Artist Cecily Brown is presenting a significant exhibition in London, marking her return after leaving the city in the early 1990s. She departed because her painting practice felt out of step with the prevailing Young British Artists movement, which included figures like Damien Hirst and Sarah Lucas. Brown found greater acceptance for her work in New York. Her career has since flourished, with representation by Gagosian gallery and works held by institutions such as MoMA and Tate. The exhibition follows a recent survey at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.