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“Perfect”,an exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Spencer Sweeney is now open at our Greenwich location. Known for his psychologically rich figurative paintings, and collaborations with various musicians, performers, and artists in the downtown New York City art scene throughout his career, Sweeney will present an exhibition tracing his robust practice over the past 15 years. Book your visit today at brantfoundation.org ➡️ link in bio #DIRTYROOMBA #spencersweeney @dirtyroomba 📷: @tompowelimaging

Benefit for Ukraine’s People & Culture Online Auction 🇺🇦 Link in bio In celebration of Ukrainian culture, which is currently under brutal attack, this event will support the safety of Ukraine’s citizens and the longevity of its society.

✨UPCOMING EXHIBITION ✨ Spencer Sweeney: Perfect opens to the public on May 10th at The Brant Foundation’s Greenwich space! Visit brantfoundation.org to plan your visit ➡️ link in bio #SpencerSweeney #TheBrantFoundation

Cindy Sherman’s breakthrough work ‘Untitled Film Stills’ made between 1977 & 1980 is a series of sixty-nine black-and-white photographs where the artist appears in various fictitious characters employing elaborate makeup, costumes, and props to transform herself into different female roles inspired by film and television. The witty and provocative body of work has inspired countless interpretations on personal identities, femininity, and the nature of female representation in mass media that have played a role in shaping such imagery. "It seems boring to me to pursue the typical idea of beauty, because that is the easiest and the most obvious way to see the world. It's more challenging to look at the other side.” @cindysherman Pictured here, from the collections, is Untitled Film Still no.48 (Highway), 1979 #CindySherman  #WomensHistoryMonth

Don’t miss David Salle’s exhibition at The Brant Foundation’s Greenwich location! On view until April 1st ✨ @david_salle #DavidSalle Image: Old Bottles,1995

Listen to @danrubinstein and @david_salle discuss art, why artists never retire, and Salle’s first NFT on @thegrandtouristpodcast ✨Available on Spotify and Apple podcasts - link in bio! #davidsalle

Painted in 2020, David Salle’s “Tree of Life #6” is from his most recent ongoing series that features stylized trees in a variety of settings. In the top panel of this work, the tree bisects the picture plane, guiding the viewer’s gaze across the canvas. The characters on either side, partially obscured by half-eaten leaves, are a pastiche of the illustrator Peter Arno’s New Yorker cartoons, adding an element of sophisticated playfulness to the complex narrative—an allusion to the Garden of Eden. This scene sits above an abstract-expressionist, ‘subterranean’ panel where the viewer is able to observe a cross-section of the usually hidden earth below. It is here that Salle reveals not only the roots of the tree, but also implies the roots of art history, providing nourishment for his tree of knowledge; the power of the subconscious; and the connection between the perennial past and an everlasting present. 🌿@david_salle #DavidSalle ➡️ currently on view at The Brant Foundation’s Greenwich location. Visit brantfoundation.org to plan your visit!

Known for his life sized portraits of friends and strangers alike, Barkley L. Hendricks pioneered Black Portraiture, partially as a personal response to the lack of representation of race diversity in Western art. While touring Europe in the 1960s, Hendricks familiarized himself with Van Dyck and Velazquez, two artists whose portraiture works became a significant influence on his own canvases, while Hendricks himself blended American Realism and Post Modernism styles to depict his subjects. Pictured here, from the collection, is Barkley L. Hendricks, Triple Portrait from the Yard, 2012 #barkleyhendricks

In celebration of the upcoming holiday season this #Brantdesignpost, features some of the most iconic modernist furniture designers. The colors and coziness of this interior remind us of the Holiday warmth we are all seeking this year. Jean Prouve, who was known for his industrial designs (center coffee table) is balanced with the organic forms of Jean Royere’s Ours Polaire couch set and his Ambassador chairs from the 1950’s. In this harmonious composition we find pieces by Diego Giacometti, Serge Mouille, and Paavo Tynell - all designers who created in an industrial medium but had a certain fluidity in their design approach. Sitting on the left side of the image is Piero Fornasetti’s Giardino Settecentesco Wardrobe from 1954, designed for his personal bedroom (also referred to as the “yellow bedroom”) at Villa Varenna, his family’s vacation home on Lake Como. This beautifully intricate cabinet, designed in a Neoclassical style, is illusionistic through its repetition of Fornsetti's dreamlike imagery. Hanging diagonally across from the wardrobe is a Paavo Tynell floral chandelier originally designed in 1945 for The Stock Exchange Building in Helsinki, Finland. #brantdesign #happyholidays Furniture: Ours Polaire sofa and chair set, Jean Royere Ambassador Armchairs, (1950's)Jean Royere Low Table (1955) Jean Prouve Lamp (1936) Diego Giacometti Three Arm Lampadaire, Serge Mouille Small end table, Jean Dunand Fireplace, (1950's) Jean Dunand Chandelier (1945) Paavo Tynell

Ending this week!! Julian Schnabel Self-Portraits of Others. On view at our 6th Street location.

David Salle is open at our Greenwich location ✨ Book your visit today at brantfoundation.org ➡️ link in bio #davidsalle @david_salle

Happy Halloween from The Brant Foundation 👻 🎃 image: Julian Schnabel “Number 3 (Self-Portrait of Caravaggio as Goliath, Michelangelo Merisi), 2020 ➡️ currently on view at The Brant Foundation’s NY space! #julianschnabel