MATTHEW BRANNON

limited edition print


In 2005, Locust Projects announced the launch of its limited edition print series. All proceeds from the sale of these works goes to Locust Projects and provides crucial funding for programming and special projects. Locust begins its limited edition print series with an exclusively produced edition of 10 letterpress prints by Matthew Brannon. The image is of a striking painting Brannon produced for Locust Projects that adorned the façade of the building as a part of our mural project in 2006.

Each Print is sold for $2,500, individually


Matthew Brannon is a New York City based artist whose work explores the “unresolvable tension between decoration, design, and fine art.” He has had solo exhibitions internationally and was notably included in “Greater New York 2005” at P.S.1 Center for Contemporary art. His work has been featured in ARTFORUM and in Art in America among other publications. He is represented in New York by Frederic Petzel and has exhibited in Miami with Kevin Bruk Gallery. His work often depicts an intersection of imagery and ideas culled from modern and vintage graphic design – recalling movie poster advertisements and other mainstream media references. His aesthetic lends to both the elegantly Baroque and macabre, in a tongue-in-cheek fashion, with word play an often essential element. A graduate of Columbia University MFA program, Brannon is a rising star in the international contemporary art scene. His work was recently featured in a solo showing in the Statements section of Art Basel, Switzerland 2006, as well as the 2006 Whitney Biennial.