Draft:Ben Thorp Brown

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Submission declined on 5 May 2026 by Flyingphoenixchips (talk).

This draft reads like an essay or opinion piece. Wikipedia is not a place for original research or personal opinions. The draft should:

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Submission declined on 31 January 2026 by Netherzone (talk).

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Declined by Netherzone 6 months ago.

Comment: To meet WP:GNG, Wikipedia generally requires at least three references to significant coverage (in-depth/analytical - more than show listings, routine reporting, database entries, etc) in published reliable independent secondary sources. There appears to be one possible piece of SIGCOV (Ref 4); the NYT piece (Ref 11) is paywalled so couldn't be verified; some other sources appear to be exhibition catalogues (primary, not independent). Paul W (talk) 11:13, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Comment: What have art critics/journalists/gallerists/curators/historians/academics/theorists unrelated to Brown, written about his work or self in/via reliable sources independent of Brown? Try summarizing that. Hoary (talk)^WWU 👍︎ 08:22, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Comment: Please add a section for Museum or National Gallery collections, along with associated citations for verification, as this will help to meet WP:NARTIST. Netherzone (talk) 22:05, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Comment: Some of the sources are unverifiable, or the urls are not working. Also, please provide links/urls to the citations associated with reviews, as that's what can verify his possible notability per GNG. Netherzone (talk) 17:55, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

Ben Thorp Brown (born in 1983) is an American contemporary artist whose practice includes sculpture, video, installation, and photography.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

Brown was born in New York City. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College in 2006 and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012. He subsequently attended the Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program (Studio).^[3]

Career

Brown has held solo exhibitions at Kunsthal Gent in Belgium, the Jeu de Paume in Paris, CAPC musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux, Museo Amparo in Puebla, and the Saint Louis Art Museum.^[4]^[5] His work is held in the collections of The Whitney Museum of American Art and the St. Louis Art Museum.^[6] A monograph on Brown's work, Ben Thorp Brown: Cura's Garden, was published by Roma Publications and Inventory Press in 2026.^[7]

His work was included in group exhibitions such as Empathy Revisited: Designs for More Than One at the Istanbul Biennial,^[8] The Supermarket of Images at the Jeu de Paume,^[9] Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1904–2016 at the Whitney Museum of American Art,^[10] and Greater New York 2015 at MoMA PS1.^[11]

Brown received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2024.^[2] He has also received support from Creative Capital, the Graham Foundation, and the Shifting Foundation, and was an artist in residence at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas.^{[citation needed]}

References

↑ "Ben Thorp Brown | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
1 2 "Guggenheim Fellowships: Ben Thorp Brown". www.gf.org. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
↑ "Opening Reception: Whitney Independent Study Studio Program Exhibition". whitney.org. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
↑ Kroeber, Gavin (2018-04-01). "Ben Thorp Brown". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
↑ Lavin, Sylvia (2019). The Arcadia Center. Les Presses du Réel / Jeu de Paume. ISBN 978-2-87721-246-5.
↑ "Ben Thorp Brown". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 2026-06-25.
↑ "Ben Thorp Brown: Cura's Garden". Inventory Press, Kunsthal Gent, & Roma Publications. 2026. ISBN 978-1-941753-94-1. Retrieved 2026-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
↑ Pestana, Ed., Mariana (2020). Empathy Revisited: Designs for More Than One. Onomotopee. ISBN 978-88-6749-398-2.
↑ Szendy, Peter (2020). The Supermarket of Images. Gallimard. ISBN 9782072857126.
↑ Iles, Chrissie (2016). Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1904–2016. Whitney Museum of American Art.
↑ Cotter, Holland (October 2015). "At 'Greater New York,' Rising Stars Meet the Old School". The New York Times.

[1] "Ben Thorp Brown | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2026-06-25.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Guggenheim Fellowships: Ben Thorp Brown". www.gf.org. Retrieved 2026-05-20.

[3] "Opening Reception: Whitney Independent Study Studio Program Exhibition". whitney.org. Retrieved 2026-02-04.

[4] Kroeber, Gavin (2018-04-01). "Ben Thorp Brown". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2026-02-03.

[5] Lavin, Sylvia (2019). The Arcadia Center. Les Presses du Réel / Jeu de Paume. ISBN 978-2-87721-246-5.

[6] "Ben Thorp Brown". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 2026-06-25.

[:1-7] "Ben Thorp Brown: Cura's Garden". Inventory Press, Kunsthal Gent, & Roma Publications. 2026. ISBN 978-1-941753-94-1. Retrieved 2026-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)

[8] Pestana, Ed., Mariana (2020). Empathy Revisited: Designs for More Than One. Onomotopee. ISBN 978-88-6749-398-2.

[9] Szendy, Peter (2020). The Supermarket of Images. Gallimard. ISBN 9782072857126.

[10] Iles, Chrissie (2016). Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1904–2016. Whitney Museum of American Art.

[11] Cotter, Holland (October 2015). "At 'Greater New York,' Rising Stars Meet the Old School". The New York Times.

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