Online Viewing Room
Cecily Brown
Frieze New York 2020
May 4–10, 2020
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On the occasion of the online edition of Frieze New York, Gagosian is pleased to offer an important painting by Cecily Brown in its Online Viewing Room. Made in 2001, the work is from a crucial moment in Brown’s development of her exuberant yet elusive figuration—the breakthrough period of her ascent that is best represented in global museums and most desired by collectors. This special offering is a rare chance to acquire one of the most celebrated and exhibited paintings from this formative period.
The Online Viewing Room will open at 12:00am on Monday, May 4, in Hong Kong, and close at 11:59pm on Sunday, May 10, in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
For more information about the Frieze New York 2020 Online Viewing Room or the work to be featured, please contact inquire@gagosian.com.
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Cecily Brown, Figures in a Landscape 1, 2001 © Cecily Brown
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