The Street Cecily Brown he sought to indicate narrative

he sought to indicate narrative truth through the depiction of elementary relationships between people and things

he continues to deploy his wry wit to explore the frequent disconnect between ideas and their expression

the issue spotlights Willem de Kooning

was published by the Institute of Contemporary Arts

Beverly Fishman

The Street Cecily Brown he sought to indicate narrativeThis book was published on the occasion of The Street at Gagosian, 980 Madison Avenue, New York, a group exhibition curated by Peter Doig. Taking as its point of departure Balthuss 1933 painting of the same name, loaned by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the exhibition was a portrait of urban life seen through the eyes of painters. Featuring streets painted from life and others created in the imagination, it included works by Frank Auerbach,