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Cecily Brown and Rosy Keyser Present Contrasting Painting Exhibitions at Maccarone Gallery in New York

exhibition · 2026-04-22

In the spring of 2015, Maccarone Gallery in New York presented simultaneous exhibitions featuring Cecily Brown and Rosy Keyser. Brown's show, titled 'The English Garden,' included nearly 30 small-scale paintings created between 2005 and 2014, with standout pieces such as 'Land of the Free' (2008) and 'Oh I do like to be beside the seaside' (2014). Meanwhile, Keyser's exhibition, 'The Hell Bitch,' displayed 13 new works (2015) crafted from various materials, including 'Music for a Drowned World' (2015) and 'Bird of Paradise' (2015). Both artists engaged in a panel discussion called 'Feminism and Painting.' Brown's exhibition was open from May 9 to June 20, 2015, while Keyser's ran from April 25 to June 6, 2015.

Key facts

  • Cecily Brown's exhibition 'The English Garden' featured nearly 30 small paintings from 2005-2014
  • Rosy Keyser's exhibition 'The Hell Bitch' included 13 new works created in 2015
  • Brown's show ran May 9-June 20, 2015 at 98 Morton Street, New York
  • Keyser's show ran April 25-June 6, 2015 at 630 Greenwich Street, New York
  • Both artists participated in a panel discussion on Feminism and Painting with Joan Semmel and Alison Gingeras
  • Brown's paintings include 'Land of the Free' (2008) and 'Oh I do like to be beside the seaside' (2014)
  • Keyser's works incorporate materials like rope, tarp, cork, fur, sand, metal, and sawdust
  • Writer Jim Lewis suggested bringing together Brown's paintings for the exhibition

Entities

Artists

  • Cecily Brown
  • Rosy Keyser
  • Joan Semmel
  • Jim Lewis

Institutions

  • Maccarone Gallery
  • artcritical

Locations

  • New York
  • United States
  • 98 Morton Street
  • Washington Street
  • 630 Greenwich Street
  • Morton Street

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