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James hd Brown: Life and Work in Mexico

USC Fisher Museum of Art

James hd Brown, Mystery of My Other House , 2014. 
Oil, pencil, collage and industrial paint on linen. 
138 x 262 in.
 Collection of the artist.

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This exhibition will feature Brown’s creation of limited-edition artists' books in collaboration with influential artists from the US and Mexico. Also featured are Brown's own large-scale paintings in a seminal series called “My Other House."

Born in 1951 in Glendale, CA, James hd Brown relocated with his family to Oaxaca, Mexico in 1995 where he founded Carpe Diem Press. Collaborating with Linotípográfica Quintas, Brown creates limited edition art books featuring the work of influential artists from the US and Mexico. Brown often includes original prints made by the artists to be inserted in the books themselves. USC Fisher Museum of Art will highlight Brown’s unique artist press, featuring approximately twenty books and related ephemera. Some of the artists in the Carpe Diem series include Joan Jonas, Graciela Iturbide, Kiki Smith, and Francisco Toledo. Brown will be producing a new artist book especially for PST: LA/LA. The exhibition will also feature Brown’s "My Other House,” begun in 2009 and worked on continuously since then. The idea for this project came to Brown after his two sons discovered a staircase in their home, leading to an “almost secret” mezzanine. Nobody else was allowed in this place, a sanctuary that the boys called “my other house”. Brown began investigating the idea of having another physical or imaginary place that is fundamental to one's creative and imaginative life. “My Other House" will be installed in the four main galleries at the USC Fisher Museum of Art.


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Date

September 19, 2017 - December 02, 2017

Neighborhood

Downtown & East LA

Admission

Free

Medium

Mixed Media, Painting, Prints & Drawing

 

Venue

USC Fisher Museum of Art Website

Address

823 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA

Catalog

Yes