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