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.[7][8][9] 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."[1]

Solo exhibitions

References

  1. ^ a b Smith, Roberta. "Art in Review; Alison Brady". New York Times.
  2. ^ Brady, Alison (2 July 2007). "Obscure Discomforts". NY Arts.
  3. ^ "Alison Brady, "An Uncertain Nature"". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  4. ^ Richardson, Whitney (25 January 2013). "Familiar Rooms, Hidden Faces". New York Times.
  5. ^ "Emerging Artist Of The Week: Alison Brady At Massimo Audiello, New York". Saatchi Gallery. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  6. ^ Wincott, Mark (July 2, 2016). "Review: Damien Done – Stay Black & 7" EP". The Moshville Times. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Hiller, Joachim (August 2016). "Interview mit Damien Done". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Holio, Sean (March 8, 2018). "Q&A Buffet with Damien Done". Cool Try. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "The Underground Sounds of America: Damien Done". Kerrang!. July 31, 2018. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  10. ^ Brady, Alison (2011). "Sincerely Yours". Alison Brady. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  11. ^ Pasulka, Nicole (September 26, 2011). "The New Abnormal". The Morning News. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

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