Brian Clifton

Workspace 2009-2010

Brian Clifton is from Detroit, Michigan, and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. In 2004, he received a BFA from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions in New York at venues including Anton Kern Gallery, John Connelly Presents, Rental Gallery, Larissa Goldston Gallery, Hessel Museum CCS Student Galleries; and internationally at Brown Gallery, London; Public Surface, Stockholm; and Be-Part Museum, Waregem, Belgium. He is a 2007 Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant recipient.

  • Ghost / Memory of a Room, 10

    Ghost / Memory of a Room, 10, 2009

    5x7 inches

    graphite on book page

  • Experimental Logic Systems, like aggregate drupelets affixed to a head, supplementing primary psychological patterns

    Experimental Logic Systems, like aggregate drupelets affixed to a head, supplementing primary psychological patterns, 2009

    43 x 27 x 22 inches

    light bulbs, electrical cord, wire, hand-molded plastic

  • Nothing Special

    Nothing Special, 2008

    12x12 inches

    oil on canvas

  • Long after waking, your muscles still feel polluted by last night's dream. The cold has numbed your toes, and it has been a while since you've eaten. Maybe that is why you feel this way. As you stand there irritated, you realize a voice keeps reminding you to exit through the window.

    Long after waking, your muscles still feel polluted by last night's dream. The cold has numbed your toes, and it has been a while since you've eaten. Maybe that is why you feel this way. As you stand there irritated, you realize a voice keeps reminding you to exit through the window., 2010

    dimensions variable

    wires, hardware

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