Frederick J. Brown: Dreams and the Possibility of…
On View: October 23, 2019 – September 27, 2020 10am – 5pm
Frederick J. Brown: Dreams and the Possibility of… celebrates the artwork of pioneering expressionist artist Frederick James Brown (1945-2012). Featuring a selection of work spanning Brown’s nearly 50-year career and diverse stylistic approaches to canvas, Dreams and the Possibility of… examines the artist’s conception of “dreams” through three lenses: the imagined landscape, aspiration and possibility, and “the American Dream”. In concert with reflections provided by activist, journalist and founding member of the Last Poets Felipe Luciano, the works of art showcased in Dreams and the Possibility of… explore the themes of ancestry, belief, and culture, all of which, for Brown, were sites where dreams took shape. By focusing a critical lens on Brown’s use of motifs and fictional characters, this exhibition considers tensions between notions of self, myth, home, and the American narrative as presented by the artist.
Frederick J. Brown: Dreams and the Possibility of… has been co-curated by the artist’s son, Bentley Brown, and will be on view through September 27, 2020. This exhibition has also been devised in collaboration with poet Felipe Luciano and conceived to be paired with a year-long series of public programs and educational initiatives exploring stories of survival and commemoration, dreams of where we have been, where we are headed, and the world of color and sound that could be.
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Location
Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling
898 St. Nicholas Avenue at 155th Street
New York NY 10032 US