© Serpentine South Gallery
Cecily Brown: Picture Making
27 March 2026 — 6 September 2026
On NowSerpentine South presents Cecily Brown's first major UK institutional solo since 2005 — new paintings inspired by Kensington Gardens alongside key works from 2001 onwards, exploring nature, park life and the darker undercurrents of the English landscape.
From Serpentine South Gallery
Known for her vigorous brushwork, vivid colour and dynamic compositions, Cecily Brown presents paintings inspired by Serpentine’s unique location in Kensington Gardens, a site of personal significance to the artist. Themes of nature and park life have long shaped Brown’s formal explorations. She experiments with scale, colour and recurring motifs, such as amorous couples, woodland scenes, and uncanny nature walks....
Read more at Serpentine South Gallery →Critic Reviews (2)
The Standard
Agnes Dauti
Cecily Brown: She is magnificent
"And she is magnificent — not merely critically, but commercially. Brown is among the most expensive living female painters in the world, her canvases commanding prices that would make lesser talents weep. The market, for once, is not wrong."
Read full review →The Times
Nancy Durrant
Where has this mesmerising artist been?
"The best way to enjoy Brown's art is probably to think of it as choreography. Just like with a complex piece of contemporary dance, you can't focus on the whole thing, but you can sit back and relish individual elements that call on your attention. And given time, things surface and recede as your eye roams across the canvas, finding something new from moment to moment."
Read full review →About the Artist
Visit
Kensington Gardens, London·View on artmap
Sunday10am–6pm
Monday11am–6pm
Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday10am–6pm
Saturday10am–6pm
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© Serpentine South Gallery
Cecily Brown: Picture Making
27 March 2026 — 6 September 2026
On NowSerpentine South presents Cecily Brown's first major UK institutional solo since 2005 — new paintings inspired by Kensington Gardens alongside key works from 2001 onwards, exploring nature, park life and the darker undercurrents of the English landscape.
From Serpentine South Gallery
Known for her vigorous brushwork, vivid colour and dynamic compositions, Cecily Brown presents paintings inspired by Serpentine’s unique location in Kensington Gardens, a site of personal significance to the artist. Themes of nature and park life have long shaped Brown’s formal explorations. She experiments with scale, colour and recurring motifs, such as amorous couples, woodland scenes, and uncanny nature walks....
Read more at Serpentine South Gallery →Critic Reviews (2)
The Standard
Agnes Dauti
Cecily Brown: She is magnificent
"And she is magnificent — not merely critically, but commercially. Brown is among the most expensive living female painters in the world, her canvases commanding prices that would make lesser talents weep. The market, for once, is not wrong."
Read full review →The Times
Nancy Durrant
Where has this mesmerising artist been?
"The best way to enjoy Brown's art is probably to think of it as choreography. Just like with a complex piece of contemporary dance, you can't focus on the whole thing, but you can sit back and relish individual elements that call on your attention. And given time, things surface and recede as your eye roams across the canvas, finding something new from moment to moment."
Read full review →About the Artist
Visit
Kensington Gardens, London·View on artmap
Sunday10am–6pm
Monday11am–6pm
Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday10am–6pm
Saturday10am–6pm