Alison Brady Explained

Alison Brady is a Brooklyn-based photographer known for her Sweet Affliction and What Remains Secret series. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2006 with an MFA in Photography.

Brady's work has been featured in The New York Times,[1] NY Arts Magazine,[2] and Time Out New York.[3] The New York Times Whitney Richardson wrote, "Her images are carefully structured to blend the familiar with the unknown — antique furniture and vintage fabrics juxtaposed with unnaturally twisted body forms — with the hope of getting viewers to ask one question: 'I know these objects, but why does this all feel so foreign?'"[4] Her photography is featured in many private and public collections including Elton John's collection and the West Collection. Saatchi Gallery profiled her as an emerging artist of the week in 2007.[5]

Her exhibition "Sincerely Yours" was pointed out as taking extensively from René Magritte's work.[6] In 2016, Brady's photos from her 2011 exhibition, "Sincerely Yours", were used as the cover artwork of American post-punk / gothic rock band Damien Done's EP Stay Black. Other images from that exhibition were used as the cover artwork to the band's next three singles, "He Really Tried"/"And Now The Rain", "Curious Thing"/"Primitive" and "Everybody Loves You (When You're Dead)"/"Pretty Boy".[7] [8] [9]

Sweet Affliction

Brady's Sweet Affliction series captures young women in domestic, nostalgic settings, while embracing both commonplace and carnal elements. In her review of the show, Roberta Smith of The New York Times wrote, "Ms. Brady's work deals rather explicitly and hilariously with the female predicament."

Solo exhibitions

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smith. Roberta. Art in Review; Alison Brady. New York Times.
  2. Web site: Brady. Alison. Obscure Discomforts. NY Arts. 2 July 2007 .
  3. Web site: Alison Brady, "An Uncertain Nature". Time Out New York. 2014-07-09. 2014-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903081837/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/art/alison-brady-an-uncertain-nature. dead.
  4. Web site: Richardson. Whitney. Familiar Rooms, Hidden Faces. New York Times. 25 January 2013 .
  5. Web site: Emerging Artist Of The Week: Alison Brady At Massimo Audiello, New York. Saatchi Gallery. 2014-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903112011/http://magazine.saatchiart.com/articles/artnews/alison_brady_at_massimo_audiel. 2014-09-03. dead.
  6. Web site: Wincott . Mark . July 2, 2016 . Review: Damien Done – Stay Black & 7" EP . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201205113606/https://www.moshville.co.uk/reviews/album-review/2016/07/damien-done-stay-black-7-ep/ . December 5, 2020 . November 2, 2022 . The Moshville Times . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Hiller . Joachim . August 2016 . Interview mit Damien Done . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220219215916/https://www.ox-fanzine.de/interview/damien-done-5649 . February 19, 2022 . February 19, 2022 . . de.
  8. Web site: Holio . Sean . March 8, 2018 . Q&A Buffet with Damien Done . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180312192707/http://cooltry.com.au/qa-buffet-damien-done/ . March 12, 2018 . February 16, 2022 . Cool Try.
  9. Web site: July 31, 2018 . The Underground Sounds of America: Damien Done . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180731174455/https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-underground-sounds-of-america-damien-done/ . July 31, 2018 . November 27, 2021 . Kerrang!.
  10. Web site: Brady . Alison . 2011 . Sincerely Yours . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151219075329/http://www.alisonbrady.com/sincerely-yours . December 19, 2015 . November 2, 2022 . Alison Brady . en-US.
  11. Web site: Pasulka . Nicole . September 26, 2011 . The New Abnormal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002214740/https://themorningnews.org/gallery/the-new-abnormal . October 2, 2011 . November 2, 2022 . The Morning News.

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