Installation view, Cecily Brown: Picture Making, Serpentine South, London, March 27 - September 6, 2026. © Cecily Brown, 2026. Photo: © Jo Underhill
March 27–September 6, 2026
Serpentine South Gallery, London
Serpentine presents open an exhibition of new and recent works by Cecily Brown, marking the artist's first major one-person exhibition in the UK since 2005. New works by Brown are inspired by Serpentine’s unique location in Kensington Gardens and revisit themes of nature and park life that have long shaped the artist's formal explorations.
Included in the exhibition are a selection of key paintings dating back to 2001 that contextualize the continuities and evolutions in Brown’s work over the past 25 years. Recent monotypes and drawings offer insight into Brown’s broader practice, touching upon her early memories of the English landscape, her fascination with children’s book illustrations, and the darker undercurrents of cautionary tales.
A catalogue will accompany the exhibition, designed by Irma Boom, featuring excerpts from Brown’s personal correspondence with British painter Celia Paul, an in-depth interview between Brown and Serpentine’s Artistic Director Hans Ulrich Obrist, and a creative response by poet Isabel Galleymore.
Picture Making is curated by Lizzie Carey-Thomas, Director of Programme & Chief Curator at Serpentine, with Kit Gurnos, Assistant Exhibitions Curator.