Roger Brown American, 1941-1997
Roger Brown (b.1941—d.1997) is renowned for using a pop aesthetic to investigate a range of sociopolitical issues. His trademark silhouettes and curvilinear landscapes depict both the topical and uncomfortable.
Brown’s work is of startling contemporary relevance, cleverly approaching many topics from the natural and built environment, disaster, religion, the art world, popular culture, art history, eroticism, and sociopolitical concerns from modern warfare to mortality during the HIV/AIDS crisis. Rich in content and innovative in methods of depiction, Brown presaged the subjective and surreal figuration seen in many threads of recent painting. During his lifetime, art dealer Phyllis Kind was Brown’s exclusive representative, and she was the first to exhibit his work in 1971.
Brown’s career abounded with solo and group shows internationally, and notable retrospectives of his work were shown by the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in 1980, and at the Hirshhorn Museum in 1987. The Roger Brown Study Collection, maintained by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with curator Lisa Stone, makes Brown’s prolific art collection and archive available to the public. Brown’s political paintings were recently featured at DC Moore Gallery, New York and his Virtual Still Life works were highlighted in a solo exhibition at Maccarone, New York. Brown received his BFA and his MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Roger Brown Study Collection In VR
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Roger Brown, Hyperframe
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FAMOUS ARTISTS FROM CHICAGO. 1965-1975.
Foundazione Prada | Milan, Italy September 8, 2017Kavi Gupta is delighted to announce Fondazione Prada’s FAMOUS ARTISTS FROM CHICAGO. 1965-1975. The exhibition will showcase the renowned Chicago artist collective Chicago Imagist, featuring works by Roger Brown, Ed Flood, Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Ed Paschke, Christina Ramberg, Suellen Rocca and Karl Wirsum.Read more
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Roger BrownBad Weather, 1971Oil on Canvas47 1/4 x 59 1/2 x 2 in
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Roger BrownWindbreaker for Sharecroppers, 1972Oil on canvas54 1/2 x 70 1/2 x 2 in
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Roger BrownGovernment Smokescreen, 1990Oil on canvas72 x 48 x 2 in
182.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm -
Roger BrownPronghorn Diorama, 1987Oil on canvas and mixed media with taxidermied antelope72 x 72 x 21
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Roger BrownPeach Light, 1983Oil on canvas72 x 48 1/2 in
182.9 x 123.2 cm -
Roger BrownPediment, 1985Oil on canvas32 x 72 in
81.3 x 182.9 cm -
Roger BrownKicking Ass in the Mediterranean: The Avenge of the Achilles Lauro, 1985Oil on canvas72 x 48 x 2 1/2 in
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Roger BrownIllusion, 1985Oil on canvas72 x 60 in
182.9 x 152.4 cm -
Roger BrownHollywood with Stars, 1987Oil on canvas49 x 73 x 3 in
124.5 x 185.4 x 7.6 cm -
Roger BrownCalifornia Cloud Surprise, 1993Oil on canvas
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Roger BrownCalifornia Gawkers: Being the Chief Cause and Primary Source of California Traffic Jams, 1997Oil on canvas48 x 72 x 2 in
121.9 x 182.9 cm -
Roger BrownBurned Hills May-October 1997, 1997Oil on canvas48 x 72 x 2 1/2 in
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Roger BrownKissin’ Cousins, 1990Oil on canvas72 x 72 x 2
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Roger BrownLa Cage Aux Folles (Only The Names Are Changed to Protect the Innocent), 1986Oil on canvas72 x 48 x 2 in
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Roger BrownLake Effect, 1980Oil on canvas72 x 72 x 1 in
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Roger BrownLandscape With Dollar Sign, 1991Oil on canvas48 x 72 x 2 in
121.9 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm -
Roger BrownLenny Skutnik and Norman Mayer (Two Opposites of Human Character), 1982Oil on Canvas72 x 48 x 2 in
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Roger BrownGulf War, 1991Oil on canvas36 x 24 x 2 each canvas
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Roger Brown57th Street (After Sunset Blvd.), 1988OIl on canvas27 x 55 x 2 in
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Roger BrownA Visit To A Small Italian City, 1991oil on canvas48 x 72 x 3 in
121.9 x 182.9 x 7.6 cm -
Roger BrownAfrican Hotel, 1989oil on canvas72 x 48 in
182.9 x 121.9 cm -
Roger BrownAha! Heterosexuals Fuck Too, 1991Oil on canvas72 x 72 x 2 in
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Roger BrownCan’t Never Could/ The Courage To Face The Trials And Bring A Whole New Body Of Possibilities Into The Field of Interpreted Experience- That Is the Artist’s Deed. Joseph Campbell, 1991Oil on canvas48 x 72 x 2 in
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Roger BrownBeast Rising from the Sea, 1983Oil on canvas72 x 54 in
182.9 x 137.2 cm -
Roger BrownVirtual Still Life #12: Modernistic Planter with 1/2 A Desert Painting, 1995Oil on canvas and mixed media38 1/2 x 26 x 12 in
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Roger BrownA Painting for a Sofa: A Sofa For a Painting, 1995Oil on canvas and mixed media25 1/2 x 31 x 9 in
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Roger BrownVirtual Still Life #19: Third Dynasty With A View, 1995Oil on canvas and mixed media37 1/2 x 37 1/2 x 9 in
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Roger BrownVirtual Still Life #23: Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, 1996Oil on canvas and mixed media19 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 13 in Each
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Roger BrownVirtual Still Life #26: Bread Basket with Dust Bowl, 1996Oil on canvas and mixed media25 1/2 x 31 x 9 in
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Roger BrownVirtual Still Life #14: Pots and Piedmont at Piru, 1995Oil on canvas and mixed media49 1/2 x 62 x 11 in
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Roger BrownVirtual Still Life #6: Return To Russia, 1995Oil on canvas and mixed media37 1/2 x 37 1/2 x 8 in
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Roger BrownChair Head II, 1975Painted wood chair, with oil on canvas skirt33 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 16 1/4 in
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Roger BrownCutting The Rug, 1969Paint on plywood, looped and pile carpet shapes, newsprint, varnish, pine frame, steel hardware25 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 1 3/4 in
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Roger BrownKiller Crab, 1986Oil on canvas48 x 72 x 2 1/2 in
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Roger BrownMother and Child, 1986Lithograph15 x 11 in
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Roger BrownMy House in the Dunes, 1982Oil on canvas72 x 48 1/2 in
182.9 x 123.2 cm -
Roger BrownPortrait of Doreen Gray, 1992Oil on canvas36 x 24 x 2
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Roger BrownRevisionist HistoryOil on canvas48 x 72 x 2
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Roger BrownRing of Fire, 1988Oil on canvas and painted wood construction74 x 54 x 4
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Roger BrownRosa Californica, 1994Oil on canvas72 x 48 x 2 in
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Roger BrownSkulls & Knives, 1977Mixed media construction9 1/2 x 62 1/2 x 9 1/4 in
24.1 x 158.8 x 23.5 cm -
Roger BrownSodium Light, 1985Oil on canvas72 x 48 in
182.9 x 121.9 cm -
Roger BrownThe Triumph of Punchinello, 1987Oil on canvas48 x 72 x 2
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Roger BrownThe War We Won, 1991Oil on canvas80 x 120 x 2
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Roger BrownTheater, 1968Oil on canvas60 x 61 in
152.4 x 154.9 cm -
Roger BrownThird World City Council Alderman Remove Pictures At An Exhibition Which They Find Offensive, 1988Oil on canvas48 x 72 x 2 in
121.9 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm -
Roger BrownTwin Towers, 1974Paint on wood108 x 48 x 24 in
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Roger BrownUntitled (Central Arch, Profile, Hair Form, Halo), 1968Oil on canvas
12 x 12 x 1 3/4 in
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Roger BrownVirtual Still Lives:Bedroom Right: Blue Hutch, c.1980mixed mediavariable
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Roger BrownVirtual Still Lives : Studio Right: Blue Hutch, c. 1980
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Roger BrownUntitled (Arrangement with Cross), 1993-1997Arranged found objects
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Roger BrownStudio Left: Unpainted Shelf, with Big Yellow Hands, c. 1995
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Roger BrownSketchbook, 1982Bound sketchbook with slipcase
23 folios, printed and drawn elements11 1/4 x 9 3/8 in
28.6 x 23.8 cmEdition of 50 plus 2 artist's proofs -
Roger BrownHank Williams, Honky Tonk Man, 1991color silkscreenImage: 35 ¾ x 36 in.
Sheet: 40 x 40 in.Edition of 75 -
Roger BrownThe Jim and Tammy Show, 1987Color Lithograph22 x 32 1/2 in
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Roger BrownShit to Gold, 1986Transfer paper lithograph (black)11 9/16” x 10 1/16”10 artist's proofs$ 8,000.00
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Roger BrownRoads , 1967color screenprint on ivory wove card235 x 233 mm (image); 357 x 282 mm (sheet)
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Roger BrownOne Share Art Stock, 1989Color Lithographsheet: 22 1/4 x 29 5/8 in
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Roger BrownMuseum of What’s Happening Now, 1991color silkscreen20” x 16 1/8”Edition of 100 plus 25 artist's proofs
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Roger BrownGiotto in Chicago, 1981Color and photo lithograph22 x 30 in
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Roger BrownFear No Evil, 1991Color silkscreen36" x 36"Edition of 50 plus 3 artist's proofs
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Roger Brown, HYPERFRAME
Kavi Gupta | 835 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, IL, 60607 26 Mar - 27 Nov 2020Kavi Gupta presents Roger Brown: Hyperframe, an exhibition bringing together an unprecedented selection of multi-frame paintings by one of America’s greatest imagists.Read more -
Theater Of Operations, The Gulf Wars 1991 – 2011
Moma PS1 | NYC 14 Nov 2019 - 1 Mar 2020Theater of Operations: The Gulf Wars 1991–2011 is organized by Peter Eleey, Chief Curator, and Ruba Katrib, Curator, MoMA PS1; with Jocelyn Miller, Assistant Curator; Josephine Graf, Curatorial Assistant; and Oliver Shultz, former Curatorial Associate.Read more -
Roger Brown: Virtual Still Lifes
Museum of Arts and Design | New York, NY 2 May - 15 Sep 2019Roger Brown: Virtual Still Lifes brings together, for the first time, a vast grouping of the artist’s “Virtual Still Life” paintings (1995–97) made near the end of his career.Read more -
HOW CHICAGO! IMAGISTS 1960S & 70s
Goldsmiths CCA | St James’ New Cross London 15 Mar - 26 May 2019Artists: Roger Brown, Sarah Canright, Jim Falconer, Ed Flood, Art Green, Philip Hanson, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Ed Paschke, Christina Ramberg, Suellen Rocca, Barbara Rossi, Karl Wirsum, Ray Yoshida.Read more -
Roger Brown, La Conchita
Kavi Gupta | 219 N. Elizabeth St. Chicago, IL, 60607 10 Nov 2018 - 12 Feb 2019Kavi Gupta is pleased to present Roger Brown: La Conchita. Opening November, 10 at the Kavi Gupta Elizabeth St. location, the exhibition will feature the contents of Roger Brown’s southern California home. Brown, seeking a new place to work in a warmer climate, built his Temple of Painting at La Conchita, California, commissioning Stanley Tigerman to design the new home.Read more -
Roger Brown, 3-D Doings: The Imagist Object in Chicago Art, 1964-1980
Tang Art Museum | Saratoga Springs, NY 8 Sep 2018 - 6 Jan 20193-D Doings: The Imagist Object in Chicago Art, 1964-1980 explores the sculptural work and dimensional paintings of a group of Chicago artists collectively known as the Chicago Imagists.Read more -
Roger Brown Estate, Famous Artists From Chicago 1965-1975
Fondazione Prada | Milan, Italy 27 Oct 2017 - 15 Jan 2018Fondazione Prada will present at its Milan venue a research and information program on the Chicago art scene developed in the aftermath of World War II.Read more -
Roger Brown Estate, Estate Paintings
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Roger Brown and Andy Warhol, Politics, Rhetoric, Pop
Kavi Gupta | Elzabeth St 23 Sep - 22 Nov 2016Penning a list of pop artists including Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, and himself, Roger Brown writes in the 1980 Who Chicago? that “what is shared is attitude and not style.” Brown’s admiration for—and aesthetic affiliation with—Warhol’s work positions him far beyond the superfluity of purely regionalist designations.Read more
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Gist & Gesture
Kavi Gupta | 835 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, IL, 60607 4 Jun - 6 Aug 2016Featuring:Read more
Roger Brown
Edie Fake
Barbara Kasten
Aay Preston-Myint
Catherine Sullivan/Katarzyna Wińska and Teatr Opera Buffa
& Nicholas Sullivan
Curated by Katherine Harvath
Centered around performativity in visual arts, Gist & Gesture includes paintings, objects, photographs and other projects that utilize dramatic techniques.
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HOT RIGHT NOW: 10 AMERICAN POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS TO HAVE IN YOUR COLLECTION
Christies, February 20, 2020 -
REVIEW: FRIEZE? PLEASE. TRY THE UPSTART FELIX ART FAIR AT THE HOLLYWOOD ROOSEVELT
Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2020 -
IN CHICAGO, OVERLOOKED ACHIEVEMENTS BY L.G.B.T.Q. ARTISTS
Arthur Lubow, The New York Times, August 2, 2019 -
THE “FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSGRESSIVE” ATTITUDE OF THE CHICAGO IMAGISTS
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ART REVIEW ‘3-D DOINGS: THE IMAGIST OBJECT IN CHICAGO ART, 1964-1980’ REVIEW: A CELEBRATION OF THE WEIRD (EXCERPT)
Peter Plagens, The Wall Street Journal, September 18, 2018 -
BEST OF 2017: OUR TOP 20 EXHIBITIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
HYPERALLERGIC, December 21, 2017 -
Grappling with Authorship and Acceptance in the Pop Art of Roger Brown
Sarah Rose Shap, HYPERALLERGIC, June 6, 2017 -
Face to Face, Warhol and Brown Reveal Deeper Meaning
Kerry Cardoza, NewCity ART, October 18, 2016 -
Roger Brown Goes Pop! at Kavi Gupta
Frank Mercurio, Chicago Gallery news, August 24, 2016 -
‘BONSAI’ SHOW AT MACCARONE HONORS ROGER BROWN
Roberta Smith, New York Times, July 23, 2015 -
PREPARING TO LIVE: ROGER BROWN IN CALIFORNIA
Jonathan Griffin, East of Borneo, July 21, 2015 -
GOINGS ON: ART: ROGER BROWN — MACCARONE
The New Yorker, June 26, 2015 -
CRITIC'S PICKS: NEW YORK: ROGER BROWN
Alex Javanovich, ARTFORUM, June 25, 2015 -
ROGER BROWN, 55, LEADING CHICAGO IMAGIST PAINTER, DIES
Roberta Smith, New York Times, November 26, 1997 -
Mark Price talks with Roger Brown about his sculpture, his background, and his influences.
Mark Price, Sculpture Magazine, September 1, 1997
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ROGER BROWN – FONDAZIONE PRADA
September 8, 2017Kavi Gupta is delighted to announce Fondazione Prada’s FAMOUS ARTISTS FROM CHICAGO. 1965-1975. The exhibition will showcase the renowned Chicago artist collective Chicago Imagist, featuring works by Roger Brown, Ed Flood, Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Ed Paschke, Christina Ramberg, Suellen Rocca and Karl Wirsum. The exhibition will be on view in Milan, Italy from October 20 2017–January 15, 2018.Read more -
ROGER BROWN – ART AIDS AMERICA, ALPHAWOOD GALLERY
December 8, 2016Roger Brown is featured in Art AIDS America Chicago, an exhibition that includes over 100 contemporary works to explore how the AIDS crisis forever changed American art. The exhibition will be on view at Alphawood Gallery in Chicago, IL from December 1, 2016-April 2, 2017.Read more
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THE WRITTEN WORD ONLINE EXHIBITION OPENS
04.24.2020The Written Word is an online exhibition examining the visual value of the verbal.Read more -
THE FIGURE IN SOLITUDE OPENS ONLINE
04.22.2020Kavi Gupta presents The Figure in Solitude, an online exhibition examining oneness.Read more -
ROGER BROWN AND NICK CAVE AT WRIGHTWOOD 659
05.30.2019We had the pleasure last week of attending the VIP premier of the exhibition About Face: Stonewall, Revolt and New Queer Art at Wrightwood 659. We were enthralled by the artist symposium that kicked off the night, which included captivating talks by Carl Pope, Harmony Hammond, María Elena González, Del LaGrace Volcano, Keijaun Thomas, Sophia Wallace, and Leonard Suryajaya.Read more -
ROGER BROWN AT MAD
05.22.2019On May 2 2019, the Museum of Art and Design in New York opened Roger Brown: Virtual Still Lifes. The exhibition “brings together, for the first time, a vast grouping of the artist’s “Virtual Still Life” paintings (1995–97) made near the end of his career.Read more -
ROGER BROWN AND THE CHICAGO IMAGISTS TAKE LONDON
04.18.2019Roger Brown included in HOW Chicago! at the Goldsmith's CCA gallery LondonRead more