Ben Thorp Brown
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| Born | 1983 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Williams College; School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program |
| Alma mater | Williams College; School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Known for | Sculpture, video, installation, photography |
Ben Thorp Brown (born in 1983) is an American contemporary artist whose practice includes sculpture, video, installation, and photography.[1][2]
Early life and education
Brown was born in New York City. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College in 2006 and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012. He subsequently attended the Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program (Studio).[3]
Career
Brown has held solo exhibitions at Kunsthal Gent in Belgium, the Jeu de Paume in Paris, CAPC musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux, Museo Amparo in Puebla, and the Saint Louis Art Museum.[4][5] His work is held in the collections of The Whitney Museum of American Art and the St. Louis Art Museum.[6] A monograph on Brown's work, Ben Thorp Brown: Cura's Garden, was published by Roma Publications and Inventory Press in 2026.[7]
His work was included in group exhibitions such as Empathy Revisited: Designs for More Than One at the Istanbul Biennial,[8] The Supermarket of Images at the Jeu de Paume,[9] Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1904–2016 at the Whitney Museum of American Art,[10] and Greater New York 2015 at MoMA PS1.[11]
Brown received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2024.[2] He has also received support from Creative Capital, the Graham Foundation, and the Shifting Foundation, and was an artist in residence at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas.
References
- ↑ "Ben Thorp Brown | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Guggenheim Fellowships: Ben Thorp Brown". www.gf.org. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
- ↑ "Opening Reception: Whitney Independent Study Studio Program Exhibition". whitney.org. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ↑ Kroeber, Gavin (2018-04-01). "Ben Thorp Brown". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ↑ Lavin, Sylvia (2019). The Arcadia Center. Les Presses du Réel / Jeu de Paume. ISBN 978-2-87721-246-5.
- ↑ "Ben Thorp Brown". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
- ↑ "Ben Thorp Brown: Cura's Garden". Inventory Press, Kunsthal Gent, & Roma Publications. 2026. ISBN 978-1-941753-94-1. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ↑ Pestana, Ed., Mariana (2020). Empathy Revisited: Designs for More Than One. Onomotopee. ISBN 978-88-6749-398-2.
- ↑ Szendy, Peter (2020). The Supermarket of Images. Gallimard. ISBN 9782072857126.
- ↑ Iles, Chrissie (2016). Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1904–2016. Whitney Museum of American Art.
- ↑ Cotter, Holland (October 2015). "At 'Greater New York,' Rising Stars Meet the Old School". The New York Times.
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