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Matthew Brannon, Angkor Thom Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Photo by Ekk Wiboll
Matthew Brannon
Matthew Brannon (St. Maries, Idaho, USA, 1971) lives and works in New York, USA. He holds a BA from University of California, Los Angeles and a MFA from Columbia University, New York.
Brannon’s work has been the subject of major international exhibitions, most recently at Marino Marini Museum, Florence; Portikus, Frankfurt; Museum M, Leuven; Aspen Art Museum, Aspen; Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs and Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria, New York, amongst others.
Matthew Brannon, Installation view, A Question Answered with a Quote, Portikus, Frankfurt, Germany, 2011
Matthew Brannon.
Matthew Brannon is perhaps best known for his radical approach to printmaking, which, contrary to traditional usage, frequently involves the elaborate production of unique artworks. The vocabulary and voice developed in the prints–arch and erudite, with a sharply psychoanalytic bent–has provided the center for an expanding world of objects and narratives that also includes painting, sculpture, video, and installation. Since 2015 Brannon has almost exclusively turned his attention to the Vietnam War, conducting exhaustive research for a profound engagement with this generation-defining trauma.
Matthew Brannon, Concerning Vietnam: Air Force One, November 1963, 2017. Silkscreen with hand-painted elements on paper, 67 x 103 1/2 inches (170.2 x 262.9 cm)
Matthew Brannon, Short-Timer Calendar, Nude 1: 63 Days, 2017. Letterpress with hand-painted elements on paper, 31 1/2 x 45 inches (114.3 x 80 cm)
Matthew Brannon, Concerning Cambodia: Oval Office, April 1970, 2017. Silkscreen with hand-painted elements on paper, 52 x 65 inches (132.1 x 165.1 cm)
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Matthew Brannon, Concerning Vietnam: Bell AH-1S Cobra, Pilot’s Seat, 2016-2017. Silkscreen with hand-painted elements on paper, 66 1/2 x 52 inches (168.9 x 132.1 cm)
Matthew Brannon, Jacqueline Kennedy’s White House dressing table, 2018. Silkscreen and hand painted elements on paper, 52 x 67 in (132.08 x 170.18cm)
