Cecily Brown's "A sunset, a ruin, a crowd and a battle" Opens at Thomas Dane Gallery Naples
From 29 September to 19 December 2026, the Thomas Dane Gallery in Naples will showcase "A sunset, a ruin, a crowd and a battle," an exhibition by Cecily Brown. This display includes approximately thirty paintings and drawings that delve into the Mediterranean summer as a battleground of visual and historical narratives. The featured artwork, "A sunset, a ruin, a crowd and a battle" (2025), encapsulates centuries of history, while "Sorrento Sunset" (2025–26) reinterprets vacation scenes through overlapping figures and fragmented viewpoints. Additionally, "Angelina, the waitress at the pizzeria" (2025) highlights the significance of labor in tourism. Brown's drawings draw inspiration from Giorgio de Chirico, reimagining metaphysical environments filled with tourists. Her earlier works include "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea" (2019) and "The Triumph of Death" (2022), which shift the focus from the sea to the mainland.
Fatti principali
- Exhibition title: "A sunset, a ruin, a crowd and a battle" by Cecily Brown
- Dates: 29 September 2026 – 19 December 2026
- Venue: Thomas Dane Gallery, Via Francesco Crispi, 69, Napoli
- Approximately thirty paintings and drawings on view
- Title painting "A sunset, a ruin, a crowd, and a battle" (2025) compresses centuries of history into a constellation of figures
- "Sorrento Sunset" (2025–26) is nearly four meters wide and depicts Mediterranean vacation imagery transformed into overlapping bodies
- "Angelina, the waitress at the pizzeria" (2025) is presented as a contemporary counterpart to three depictions of Pandora
- Brown previously exhibited in Naples in 2019 with "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea" and in 2022 with "The Triumph of Death" at Capodimonte
- Drawings and engravings reference Giorgio de Chirico's metaphysical squares reimagined as tourist-occupied spaces
- The exhibition shifts focus from sea to mainland: city, ruins, beaches, bodies, labor, consumption
Entità
Artisti
Istituzioni
- Thomas Dane Gallery
- Juliet Art Magazine
- Capodimonte
Luoghi
- Naples
- Italy
- Sorrento
- Mediterranean