Glenn Brown

Looking at the work of Glenn Brown, one gets the feeling that this is what contemporary painting “should” be like: Brown’s canvases play with our perceptions, appropriate and reconfigure past works, and offer intoxicating visions of our future-present. While some of his works seem to combine the influence of Gerhard Richter with science-fiction graphics, others are “re-paintings” of works by Rembrandt, de Kooning, Dali, Fragonard and Appel. This new monograph surveys Brown’s recent output of remarkably vibrant works that combine the appeal of the best in pop culture—like New Order songs and “Bladerunner”—with the highs of the best visual art.