Draft:Ben Thorp Brown

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Ben Thorp Brown (born in 1983) is a contemporary artist who produces sculpture, video, and installation.[1][2]

Early life and education

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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).[1][3]

Career

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Brown has presented solo museum 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, and a monograph on his work has been published by Roma Publications and Inventory Press.[2][4][5][6]

His work has also been included in group exhibitions such as Empathy Revisited: Designs for More Than One at the Istanbul Biennial,[7] The Supermarket of Images at the Jeu de Paume,[8] Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1904–2016 at the Whitney Museum of American Art,[9] and Greater New York 2015 at MoMA PS1.[10]

Brown has received awards from institutions including the Guggenheim Foundation,[11] Creative Capital,[12] the Graham Foundation,[13] and the Shifting Foundation, and was an artist in residence at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas.[14]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Guggenheim Fellowships: Ben Thorp Brown". www.gf.org. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
  2. 1 2 "Ben Thorp Brown: Cura's Garden". Inventory Press, Kunsthal Gent, & Roma Publications. 2026. ISBN 978-1-941753-94-1. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  3. "Opening Reception: Whitney Independent Study Studio Program Exhibition". whitney.org. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  4. Arnold, Willis Ryder (November 2017). "St. Louis Art Museum's new exhibits focus on art and technology". St. Louis Public Radio.
  5. Lavin, Sylvia (2019). The Arcadia Center. Les Presses du Réel / Jeu de Paume. ISBN 978-2-87721-246-5.
  6. Kroeber, Gavin (2018-04-01). "Ben Thorp Brown". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  7. Pestana, Ed., Mariana (2020). Empathy Revisited: Designs for More Than One. Onomotopee. ISBN 978-88-6749-398-2.
  8. Szendy, Peter (2020). The Supermarket of Images. Gallimard. ISBN 9782072857126.
  9. Iles, Chrissie (2016). Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1904–2016. Whitney Museum of American Art.
  10. Cotter, Holland (October 2015). "At 'Greater New York,' Rising Stars Meet the Old School". The New York Times.
  11. "Ben Thorp Brown". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  12. "Ben Thorp Brown". Creative Capital. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  13. "Ben Thorp Brown". Graham Foundation. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  14. "Artists in Residence". The Chinati Foundation. Retrieved 2026-01-29.