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TW Fine Art is pleased to present Brian Kenny's multimedia exhibition, I'mmaterial, which features a variety of conceptual and abstract drawings, textiles, and installation pieces created over the last decade-and-a-half. Together, the autobiographical and improvisational works mark a progression in the prolific artist's spirited exploration of queerness, sexuality, and American identity. This exhibition marks the first in TW Fine Art's summer season of programming and events at the gallery's Brooklyn outpost, located at 514 Atlantic Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11217. I'mmaterial will be on view in Brooklyn through mid-August.
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The exhibition considers the porous border between a person or object’s physical presence and its intangible essence. The title announces “I’m material” while also reinforcing the critical immateriality that animates the self and gives meaning to objects. Kenny recontextualizes found objects, such as old sports jerseys, American flags, jock straps, or pages of a book, imbuing them with new significance. For Kenny, what makes art powerful is not the material itself, but the narrative, emotions, and personal connection that it can carry.
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TARGET PRACTICE [series] - NEW WORKS
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TARGET PRACTICE [series] - EARLY WORKS
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AMERICAN FLAG [SERIES]
I’mmaterial features the latest in Kenny’s American Flag series. Kenny's newest flags interrogate the ways in which Americans aestheticize and romanticize the stars and stripes. -
SACRED PROFANITIES [series]
In Sacred Profanities, drawings overlay pages from a book showing Michelangelo's art, bringing the work into the present and inserting Kenny’s contrarian presence into the iconic scenes. -
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SECRET HEROES [series]
Kenny layers rebellious and raunchy illustrations on top of children’s coloring book pages. Using markers, crayons, and stickers, the artist subverts the genre and gives himself complete permission to color literally and figuratively outside the lines. -
Brian Kenny: I'MMATERIAL: A solo exhibition showcasing fifteen years of work
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![Brian Kenny, I See Through America and America Sees Through Me (a.k.a. American Flag [transparent]), 2021](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/twfineart/images/view/d6a422ba7e72a185e1a31588bce073bbj/twfineart-onlineviewingrooms-brian-kenny-i-see-through-america-and-america-sees-through-me-a.k.a.-american-flag-transparent-2021.jpg)
![Brian Kenny, A Void (a.k.a. American Flag [black]), 2021](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/twfineart/images/view/c3f98474a99b943df4ccc4a4c735f5a2j/twfineart-onlineviewingrooms-brian-kenny-a-void-a.k.a.-american-flag-black-2021.jpg)
![Brian Kenny, Truly Madly Deeply Blue (a.k.a. American Flag [blue]), 2021](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/twfineart/images/view/37b54f029030a23a7e7b9a95ca2654d2j/twfineart-onlineviewingrooms-brian-kenny-truly-madly-deeply-blue-a.k.a.-american-flag-blue-2021.jpg)
