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Picture Making at Serpentine

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April 15, 2026
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The Serpentine’s latest exhibition, Picture Making, features new and recent works by Cecily Brown, described by the venue as “one of the most important painters working today.” The exhibition will run until 6^th September 2026 at Serpentine South. It marks a homecoming for the British artist who has lived and worked in New York for the past thirty years.

Over thirty years, Brown has established a reputation for a unique approach to painting, characterised by “vigorous brushwork, a vivid sense of colour and dynamic all-over compositions that hold the viewer in an active space of looking.”

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Picture Making brings together works that have been inspired by the unique location of the Serpentine in Kensington Gardens, a place with personal significance to the artist. Themes including nature and park have long shaped her formal explorations and the exhibition at Serpentine sees Brown revisit familiar subjects including amorous couples, woodland settings, and uncanny nature walks.

New works made specifically for Picture Making will be alongside a selection of key paintings dating back to 2001, while recent monotypes and drawings offer insight into the artist’s broader practice, touching upon her early memories of English landscape, her interest in children’s book illustrations, and the darker side of nursery rhymes and cautionary tales.

Image: Cecily Brown: Picture Making, installation view, Serpentine South, 2026. © Cecily Brown. Photo: © Jo Underhill

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Emma Trehane founded EyeOnLondon in 2021 and leads the publication as it continues to grow as a digital platform covering the arts, culture and ideas shaping London. With a background in the Humanities, Communications and Media, she moved into the city’s literary and cultural world before working in editing and media consultancy. Through EyeOnLondon she brings together writers, critics and specialists who share a curiosity about London and the wider world around it.