Coady Brown: Rabid Heart at Shulamit Nazarian
Brown’s paintings thoughtfully orchestrate psychologically charged environments that pulse with a sense of cinematic mystery and wonder. The figures that inhabit this world are rendered with a careful awareness of the politics inherent in depicting feminine and androgynous figures. Brown’s practice examines how groups, couples, and solitary figures navigate self-presentation in private and public life. Located across domestic interiors, nightclubs, and transitory public settings, figures are compressed into tightly framed, intimate spaces that expose the subtle complexities of interpersonal connections and relationships.
Coady Brown, Retrograde, 2023. Oil on canvas, 60 x 56 in.
616 N. La Brea, Hollywood
Opening reception: Saturday, April 8, 6-8pm
On view through May 13
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