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Almine Rech

Brian Calvin More

Apr 27 — May 28, 2022 | Brussels
Opening on April 27th, from 5 to 8 pm. Inquire about the exhibition: inquiries@alminerech.com The gallery is open from 11 am until 7 pm.

Almine Rech Brussels is pleased to present More, Brian Calvin's sixth solo exhibition with the gallery, on view from April 27 to May 28, 2022.

Brian Calvin is an artist whose methods are both modest and expansive. For three decades he has pursued the representation of the human figure – mainly faces, mainly women. Within these self-imposed parameters (which, of course, he periodically abandons) Calvin has created a body of work that is at once elusive and familiar, winsome and affecting, historically referential and stridently contemporary.

Calvin’s exhibition More follows his last with Almine Rech, which was titled More Days – itself a play on the title of an exhibition early in Calvin’s career simply called Days. Every picture by this artist builds on its precedents, both within his oeuvre and within the canon of Western and global art. He is an artist who, in his own words, sees painting as “a long game.”

- Jonathan Griffin, writer and art critic.

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Selected artworks

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Untitled, 2021

    Brian Calvin Untitled, 2021

    Pastel and graphite on paper
    17.8 x 12.7 cm
    7 x 5 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Untitled, 2022

    Brian Calvin Untitled, 2022

    Acrylic and ink on paper
    21.6 x 15.2 cm
    8 1/2 x 6 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Untitled, 2022

    Brian Calvin Untitled, 2022

    Pastel on paper
    16.5 x 26 cm
    6 1/2 x 10 1/2 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Untitled, 2022

    Brian Calvin Untitled, 2022

    Pastel and paint marker on paper
    29.7 x 21.1 cm
    11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Untitled, 2021

    Brian Calvin Untitled, 2021

    Pastel on paper
    29.7 x 21.1 cm
    11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Untitled, 2021

    Brian Calvin Untitled, 2021

    Oil pastel on paper
    29.7 x 21.1 cm
    11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Untitled, 2021

    Brian Calvin Untitled, 2021

    Oil pastel on paper
    29.7 x 41.9 cm
    11 1/2 x 16 1/2 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Untitled, 2021

    Brian Calvin Untitled, 2021

    Pastel and color pencil on paper
    29.7 x 41.9 cm
    11 1/2 x 16 1/2 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Untitled, 2021

    Brian Calvin Untitled, 2021

    Pastel on paper
    76.2 x 55.9 cm
    30 x 22 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Untitled, 2021

    Brian Calvin Untitled, 2021

    Pastel on paper
    76.2 x 55.9 cm
    30 x 22 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Untitled, 2021

    Brian Calvin Untitled, 2021

    Pastel on paper
    76.2 x 55.9 cm
    30 x 22 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Untitled, 2021

    Brian Calvin Untitled, 2021

    Pastel on paper
    76.2 x 55.9 cm
    30 x 22 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Untitled, 2022

    Brian Calvin Untitled, 2022

    Pastel on paper
    76.2 x 55.9 cm
    30 x 22 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Untitled, 2022

    Brian Calvin Untitled, 2022

    Pastel on paper
    76.2 x 55.9 cm
    30 x 22 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Draper, 2022

    Brian Calvin Draper, 2022

    Acrylic on linen
    50.8 x 40.6 cm
    20 x 16 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      The front, 2022

    Brian Calvin The front, 2022

    Acrylic on canvas
    177.8 x 142.2 cm
    70 x 56 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      The arrangement, 2022

    Brian Calvin The arrangement, 2022

    Acrylic on canvas
    213.4 x 142.2 cm
    84 x 56 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Backstage, 2022

    Brian Calvin Backstage, 2022

    Acrylic on canvas
    142.2 x 213.4 cm
    56 x 84 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Gateway, 2022

    Brian Calvin Gateway, 2022

    Acrylic on canvas
    142.2 x 177.8 cm
    56 x 70 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Sinking, 2022

    Brian Calvin Sinking, 2022

    Acrylic on linen
    91.4 x 61 cm
    36 x 24 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Sisters at night, 2022

    Brian Calvin Sisters at night, 2022

    Acrylic on canvas
    213.4 x 142.2 cm
    84 x 56 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Facing forward , 2022

    Brian Calvin Facing forward , 2022

    Acrylic on canvas
    152.4 x 121.9 cm
    60 x 48 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Sister, 2022

    Brian Calvin Sister, 2022

    Acrylic on canvas
    152.4 x 121.9 cm
    60 x 48 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Observing, 2022

    Brian Calvin Observing, 2022

    Acrylic on linen
    35.6 x 27.9 cm
    14 x 11 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Resemblance, 2022

    Brian Calvin Resemblance, 2022

    Acrylic on linen
    61 x 45.7 cm
    24 x 18 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Sway, 2022

    Brian Calvin Sway, 2022

    Acrylic on linen
    61 x 45.7 cm
    24 x 18 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Moonlight mile, 2022

    Brian Calvin Moonlight mile, 2022

    Acrylic on linen
    61 x 45.7 cm
    24 x 18 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Sisters, 2022

    Brian Calvin Sisters, 2022

    Acrylic on canvas
    101.6 x 81.3 cm
    40 x 32 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Tilt, 2022

    Brian Calvin Tilt, 2022

    Acrylic on canvas
    101.6 x 81.3 cm
    40 x 32 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Full force, 2022

    Brian Calvin Full force, 2022

    Acrylic on canvas
    101.6 x 81.3 cm
    40 x 32 in

  • Brian Calvin,                                      Side part, 2022

    Brian Calvin Side part, 2022

    Acrylic on linen
    76.2 x 61 cm
    30 x 24 in

Selected press