The Leisure Centre: The Brown Collection, Marylebone, London
Current and Forthcoming exhibition
Group Exhibitions, Solo Exhibitions
The Leisure Centre is the third exhibition to take place at Bentinck Mews. It will coincide with Frieze London 2023 which is held in nearby Regent’s Park.
According to Brown, the title questions not so much what a leisure centre is but what might be the centre of our leisure. What is the point at which relaxation and non-functional activity allows the mind to freely wander, when we can indulge in activities or thoughts simply for the pure pleasure of doing so. When does sex go beyond procreation, when does food satisfy more than hunger or when does furniture become more than functional - arguably, the point at which it becomes art.
The Leisure Centre combines the works of Glenn Brown, with artists from the past and present which are in his collection, of which the full list is below. The exhibition asks the viewer to become a flaneur, travelling through time and place around the rooms of The Brown Collection; questioning which century a work was made, who made it and why.
Philip Akkerman (Dutch, b. 1957), Pompeo Batoni (Italian, 1708-1787), Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566-1651), Glenn Brown (British, b. 1966), Gillis Claesz. de Hondecoeter (Dutch, 1575/80-1638), Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem (Dutch, 1562-1638), Morris Cox (British, 1903-1998), Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836-1904), Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734-1802), Mauro Gandolfi (Italian, 1764-1834), Ubaldo Gandolfi (Italian, 1728-1781), Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725-1805), Hans Hartung (German-French, 1904-1989), Grace Pailthorpe (British, 1883-1971), Fiona Rae (British, b. 1963), Austin Osman Spare (British, 1886-1956), Andries Jacobsz Stock (Dutch, 1580-1648), Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565-1607), Jan Toorop (Dutch, 1858-1928), Gillian Wearing (British, b. 1963)
During Frieze London 2023, the exhibition will be open Tuesday 10–Sunday 15, between 10am–7pm.
Artworks
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Glenn BrownDrawing 4 (after Rembrandt), 2016India ink and coloured pencil on vellum40.9 x 29.8 cm (16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in)
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Glenn BrownOn the Way to the Leisure Centre, 2017Oil on panel122 x 244 cm (48 1/8 x 96 1/8 in)
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Glenn BrownThe Suicide of Guy Debord, 2001Oil on panel62.5 x 46 cm (24 5/8 x 18 1/8 in)
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Glenn BrownDrawing 1 (after Bloemaert) , 2018India ink and acrylic paint on film over panel, in frame45.9 x 64.2 cm (18 1/8 x 25 1/4 in) sheet size
78 × 89.3 × 6 cm (30 3/4 × 35 1/8 × 2 3/8 in) frame size
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Glenn BrownValles Marineris, 2020Oil and acrylic over stainless steel, spelter and wood76.5 x 37 x 35 cm (30 1/8 x 14 5/8 x 13 3/4 in) sculpture
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Glenn BrownL’Arlésienne, 2016Oil paint and acrylic on fibreglass and stainless steel on bronze base, vitrine88.5 x 76 x 73 cm (34 7/8 x 29 7/8 x 28 3/4 in) sculpture
198 x 88 x 88 cm (78 x 34 1/2 x 34 1/2 in) vitrine and table -
Glenn BrownThe Sound of Music, 1995 – 2007Table and oil paint76 x 90 x 80 cm (29.9 x 35.4 x 31.4 in)
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Glenn BrownThe Real Thing, 2000Oil on panel82 x 66.5 cm (32 1/4 x 26 1/8 in)
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Glenn BrownDrawing 7 (after Greuze/Greuze), 2016India ink on polyester film, over cardboard, in frame59.4 x 42.1 cm (23 3/8 x 16 5/8 in) sheet
75.3 x 62 x 6 cm (29 5/8 x 24 3/8 x 2 3/8 in) frame -
Glenn BrownDeliver Me (after Jan Lievens), 2020Oil and acrylic on panel92 x 73.5 x 2.2 cm (36 1/4 x 29 x 7/8 in)
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Glenn BrownInternational Velvet, 2004Oil on panel157 x 122 cm (61 3/4 x 48 in)
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Glenn BrownWe’ll Keep On Dancing Till We Pay the Rent, 2022Oil on panel200 x 141 cm (78 3/4 x 55 1/2 in)
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Glenn BrownReproduction, 2014Oil on panel135 x 101 cm (53 1/8 x 39 3/4 in)
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Glenn BrownDrawing 15 (after Gandolfi) , 2017India ink and acrylic on drafting film, in frame52.4 x 36.9 cm (20 5/8 x 14 1/2 in) sheet size
66.5 × 52 × 3.5 cm (26 1/8 × 20 1/2 × 1 3/8 in) framed size -
Glenn BrownUnknown Pleasures, 2016Oil on panel164 x 105 cm (64 5/8 x 41 1/2 x 7/8 in)
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Glenn BrownSearched Hard for You and Your Special Ways, 1995Oil on canvas mounted on board89 x 75 cm (35 1/8 x 29 1/2 in)
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Glenn BrownBikini, 2022Oil on panel200 x 140.9 cm (78 3/4 x 55 1/2 in)
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Glenn BrownSong to the Siren, 2009Oil on shaped panel on stainless steel support250 x 148 x 18 cm (98 3/8 x 58 1/4 x 7 1/8 in)
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Glenn BrownFail We May, Sail We Must, 2022India ink, acrylic and oil on panel, in frame106 x 78 cm (41 3/4 x 30 3/4 in) panel size
124 x 97 x 8 cm (48 7/8 x 38 1/4 x 3 1/8 in) frame size -
Glenn BrownDancing with Stars, 2022Oil and acrylic on glass fibre and steel structure, marble103 x 23 x 36 cm (40 1/2 x 9 x 14 1/8 in)
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Glenn BrownTouch the Flaming Dove, 2021Acrylic and oil on panel170 x 121 cm (66 7/8 x 47 5/8 in) panel
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Glenn BrownEveryone Sang (Painting for Ian Curtis) after Chris Foss (copied from the illustration 'Gammaden 02'), 1996Oil on canvas mounted on board59 x 79.5 x 2.4 cm (23 1/4 x 31 1/4 x 1 in)
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Glenn BrownThe Bleating Shoe, 2020India ink, acrylic and oil on panel, in frame43.8 x 53.8 cm (17 1/4 x 21 1/8 in) panel
57 x 67 x 6.75 cm (22 1/2 x 26 3/8 x 2 5/8 in) frame