My sculptures and installations investigate the conflict between personal autonomy and societal norms. By reappropriating natural forms and celestial phenomena, ubiquitous materials are transformed to reveal the absurdities in our quest for meaning. Double consciousness serves as a conceptual lens to explore duality and the intricacies of identity, using double entendres to underscore absence and abjection, thus prompting reflection on what is left unsaid.
Materials such as fragments of American muscle cars, musical instruments, tools of labor, found clothing, and items from industrial production and advertising are chosen for their socio-economic and historical significance. Each selection emphasizes the interaction between materiality and meaning, converting the ordinary into a medium for deeper inquiry. The works delve into the interplay between memory, mythology, and historical interpretation, challenging established narratives and inviting a reconsideration of historical veracity.
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Tyler Christopher Brown
Born 1986 in Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
MFA University of California, Los Angeles, CA 2022
BFA Hunter College, New York, NY 2019
EXHIBITIONS
2024 (Forthcoming)
May 17 - June 20
Cruising
Group Show
Alabaster Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2024 (Forthcoming)
April 15 - May 25
“Ni sombra, living ligatures”
Duo Show
Fragment Gallery, Manhattan, NY
2024
March 9 - May 10
9 Lives
Group Show
Bellyman, Los Angeles, CA
2023
Dec 16 - Jan 13
Formations and Figments
Group Show
Micheal Felix Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023
June 30 - Aug 7
Dark Forest Theory -Salim Green’s Exhibition
Contributor
Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY
2023
April 29 - May 27
This Bitter Earth
Solo Show
M+B, Los Angeles, CA
2023
Jan 21 - Feb 18
My Condolences - Monsieur Zohore
Group Show (curated by Monsieur Zohore)
M+B, Los Angeles, CA
2022
Nov 5 - March 5
Adornment ⏐ Artifact - Transformative Art x Getty
Group Show (curated by jill moniz)
Los Angeles, CA
2022
How to Digest a Flesh-Eating Machine - UCLA MFA Thesis Exhibition
New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Hunter College BFA Thesis Exhibition
Leubsdorf Gallery, Hunter College, New York, NY
2018
Art Department Prospective Students Exhibition
Hunter College, New York, NY
ART FAIRS
2022
NADA MIAMI
Group Presentation
Miami, FLA
CHARITY
2023
April 18 - May 5
Venice Family Clinic Art Walk + Auction
Group Show/Charity Auction
Los Angeles, CA
2021
ARF (Artist Raising Funds)
Group Show/Charity Auction
Online Exhibition
CURATORIAL
2023
Dec 16 - Jan 13
Formations and Figments
Group Show
Micheal Felix Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
FELLOWSHIPS
2019
Graduate Opportunity Fellowship
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
RESIDENCIES
2024 (Forthcoming)
Fountainhead
Miami, FLA
WRITTINGS
2023
Critical Mass - Patricia Ayres
Mendes Wood MD, New York, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021
SUNSET 24 Documentary
Directed by Charles Derenne and Edouard Deluze
PUBLICATIONS
2023
Time Magazine - Woman of the Year - Cate Blanchett
Works featured in Editorial
ARTIST TALKS
2021
BFA Alumni Talk
Hunter College, New York, NY