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Brain Slave
Brian Kenny & Slava Mogutin aka SUPERM
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SUPERM (Brian Kenny and Slava Mogutin), That’s How We Roll, 2008, C-Print, 41 x 51 cm
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Brain Slave features works spanning two decades of their collaboration, including photography, collage, painting, sculpture, and video. This exhibition explores various facets of their oeuvre, both individual and collaborative, capturing the essence of their long-term artistic conversation. Central to their work is the theme of found communality, both actual and imagined. For instance, Mogutin‘s renowned photographic series Suddenly Last Summer (2010), which references Tennessee Williams‘ acclaimed play about homosexuality, lobotomy and cannibalism, captures Kenny and their friends in the wild through saturated double exposures. This series recalls the innovative spirit of Russian avant-garde artists like Alexander Rodchenko and El Lissitzky, who also sought new utopian and futuristic ways of seeing and capturing the world. Another significant piece is their collaborative portfolio Entropy Parade (2011), which serves as a stage for their community of queer protagonists in fantastical and provocative tableaus. Boys dressed in playful costumes are further embellished with collage, graffitied poetry, and comic characters, creating a world where fantasy and reality intertwine.
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Slava Mogutin
John and Louis, 2021
Photo print on transparent silk
145 x 200 cm | 57 x 78 3/4 in
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Slava Mogutin
Lukasz, 2021
Photo print on transparent silk
145 x 200 cm | 57 x 78 3/4 in
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Brian Kenny
Brain Slave, 2015
Fabric collage
147.32 x 71.12 cm | 58 x 28 in
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SUPERM 69, 2014
Fabric collage
170.18 x 71.12 cm | 67 x 28 in
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Recent works by SUPERM continue this exploration of community and expression, particularly in the face of the current politicization and weaponization of gender and sexual identities. Sports motifs often appear in their work, symbolizing another collective space ripe for creative invention. Kenny’s fabric banners, made from recycled sports jerseys, feature bold queer statements and graphic compositions. These updates on classic Pop imagery use stark color contrasts and numerical signs, transforming popular culture into a platform for graphic expression. Sporty themes also permeate their videos, drawings, photo transfers, and fabric banners, with helmets and jockstraps signifying a playful competition. Displayed alongside sketchbooks and ephemera, this survey of their work incorporates a sense of play and community, envisioning worlds of freedom and solidarity against social stigmatization. The exhibition will also debut new work created specifically for this presentation.
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Slava Mogutin
Masked (Gio), Southampton, 2011
Archival optic C-Print
51 x 51 cm | 20 x 20 in
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Slava Mogutin
Stretch (Leo), New York City, 2012
Archival optic C-Print
51 x 51 cm | 20 x 20 in
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Slava Mogutin
Paradise Superm (Brian reaching), Costa Rica, 2011
Archival optic C-Print
51 x 51 cm | 20 x 20 in
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Slava Mogutin
Grasshopper (Chaz), New York City, 2010
Archival optic C-Print
51 x 51 cm | 20 x 20 in
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Slava Mogutin
Sticks and Stoned (Brian), Pheonicia, New York, 2010
Archival optic C-Print
51 x 51 cm | 20 x 20 in
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Slava Mogutin
Red Hump (Josh), Denver, 2011
Archival optic C-Print
51 x 51 cm | 20 x 20 in
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Slava Mogutin
Backyard Bull (Brian), East Hampton, 2012
Archival optic C-Print
51 x 51 cm | 20 x 20 in
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Slava Mogutin
Patriotic Jock (Brian), High Falls, Catskills, 2012
Archival optic C-Print
51 x 51 cm | 20 x 20 in
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Slava Mogutin
Shiva (Marko), New York City, 2010
Archival optic C-Print
51 x 51 cm | 20 x 20 in
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Slava Mogutin
Sunny Side (Brian), Pheonicia, 2011
Archival optic C-Print
51 x 51 cm | 20 x 20 in
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SUPERM
Family Company
Acrylic and marker pen on canvas board panels
each 38 x 76 cm | 15 x 30 in
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Brian Kenny
Party Boy, 2024
Oil on canvas
25.4 x 25.4 cm | 10 x 10 in
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Brian Kenny
Home Boy, 2024
Oil on canvas
25.4 x 25.4 cm | 10 x 10 in
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Slava Mogutin, born in Siberia, is a Russian-American multimedia artist, author, and activist exiled from Russia for his outspoken queer writing and activism. A third-generation writer and self-taught photographer, Mogutin was the first Russian granted political asylum in the US on the grounds of homophobic persecution. Mogutin’s work explores displacement, identity, pride, shame, devotion, disaffection, love, and hate. He has authored seven books in Russian, two illustrated poetry collections in English, and five photography monographs published in the US, UK and Germany. Mogutin has been honored with the Andrei Bely Prize for poetry and the Tom of Finland Foundation Award for artistic achievement.
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Slava Mogutin
Shake Shame Shade Shape, 2018
Oil pastel and ink on paper
56 x 71 cm | 22 x 28 in
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Slava Mogutin
Make it Fast Make it Last, 2018
Oil pastel and ink on paper
56 x 71 cm | 22 x 28 in
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Slava Mogutin
Post Punk Past Fuck, 2018
Oil pastel and ink on paper
56 x 71 cm | 22 x 28 in
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Brian Kenny
Scores, 2022
Textile banner
68.58 x 157.48 cm | 27 x 62 in
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Brian Kenny
INTO, 2018
Mixed media textile banner
180.34 x 104.14 cm | 71 x 41 in
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Brian Kenny
Kris Krossing, 2022
Mixed media textile banner
142.24 x 74.3 cm | 56 x 29 1/4 in
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Brian Kenny
IC ON/OFF, 2010
Ink on vintage American shooting target paper
57 x 86.5 cm
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Brian Kenny
Pop Up, 2014
Mixed media on vintage American shooting target paper
57 x 86.5 cm
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Brian Kenny
Impractical Comrade, 2024
Ink on vintage American shooting target paper
86 x 57 cm | 33 3/4 x 22 1/2 in
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Brian Kenny
Shoot Thong, 2009
Ink on vintage American shooting target paper
51 x 74 cm
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Brian Kenny
Black Trans Lives Matter, 2020
Found sports textile banner
185.42 x 96.52 cm | 73 x 38 in
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SUPERM
Pink Narcissus, 2011
Digital collage C-Print
61 x 51 cm | 24 x 20 in
Edition of 10
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SUPERM
Ignition Sequence, 2011
Digital collage C-Print
61 x 51 cm | 24 x 20 in
Edition of 10
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SUPERM
Leprechaun King, 2011
Digital collage C-Print
61 x 51 cm | 24 x 20 in
Edition of 10
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Brian Kenny
Never Enough America, 2024
Transparent vinyl and thread
52 x 104 cm | 20 1/2 x 41 in
InquireBrian Kenny, born on the US military base in Heidelberg, Germany, is an American multidisciplinary artist and muralist. In 2004, Brian began his ongoing collaboration with Slava Mogutin as SUPERM. Using a variety of mediums, Brian’s artwork is vividly expressionistic and often autobiographical, reflecting personal themes such as queer identity, shifting societal perceptions of gender, sexuality, politics, urban living, and creative experimentation. Brian’s work in fashion includes collaborations with Christian Lacroix, J. Crew, Onitsuka Tiger and Walter Van Beirendonck.
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Brian Kenny
Two Headed Monster, 2022
Mixed media textile banner
322.58 x 177.8 cm | 127 x 70 in
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Brian Kenny
Toro, 2024
Oil and gesso on woodpanel
15 x 10 x 2 cm | 6 x 4 x 3/4 in
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Brian Kenny
Rush Black, 2024
Oil and gesso on woodpanel
15 x 10 x 2 cm | 6 x 4 x 3/4 in
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Brian Kenny
Jungle Juice Gold Label, 2024
Oil and gesso on woodpanel
15 x 10 x 2 cm | 6 x 4 x 3/4 in
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Brian Kenny
Velvet Rage, 2024
Velvet and thread flag
152 x 92 cm | 59 3/4 x 36 1/4 in
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Slava Mogutin
Foot Heaven, 2015
C-Print
60 x 50 cm | 23 2/3 x 19 2/3 in
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SUPERM
That's How We Roll, 2008
C-Print
50 x 60 cm | 19 1/5 x 23 1/5 in
Edition of 5
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