James Brown

(American, 1951–2020)

deux palmettes (from the portfolio "the frozen leopard i") by james brown

James Brown

Deux Palmettes (from the Portfolio "The Frozen Leopard I"), 1991

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four seasons black and blue i by james brown

James Brown

Four Seasons Black and Blue I, 1991

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two cells (diptych) by james brown

James Brown

Two Cells (Diptych), 1989

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untitled by james brown

James Brown

Untitled, 1998

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black and blue evening 2 by james brown

James Brown

Black and Blue Evening 2, 1991

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Biography

Timeline

1951
Born in Los Angeles, CA
born in America
1972
BFA, Immaculate Heart College, Hollywood, CA
1973 - 1975
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
1975
MA, Immaculate Heart College, Hollywood
2000
Founds Carpe Diem Press together with his wife Alexandra, they edit limited edition artist’s books in collaborations with writers
Lives and works between Oaxaca (Mexico) and Paris

Exhibitions

2011
The Realm of Chaos and Light, Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris, France (solo)
2009
Into the Emptiness, SOAVE Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Alessandria, Italy (solo)
James Brown/Stephen Mueller: Bronzes and Paintings, Otto Zoo, Milan, Italy (solo)
2008
Les fleurs du mal, Arcos – Museo di Arte contemporanea del Sannio, Benevento
Sotheby’s – Palazzo Broggi
Arte contemporanea 1953 – 2003. Private collection
2007
Contemporaneamente, Palazzo Silva Domodossola
Gam, Galleria d’Arte Moderna Genova
Galerie Karsten Greve Paris
2005
Wetterling Gallery, Catalogue, Stockholm, Sweden

Literature

1995
JAMES BROWN. Ed. by Danilo Eccher. Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento, Published in association with Electa, Milan. 206 pp. with 149 ills. (96 col.). 27 x 24 cm.