![]() 1 Previously Browne wrote for Grantland, then for New York Magazine. cat., Serpentine Gallery, London, 2004, p. Rembert Browne (born 1987) is a writer who primarily focuses on pop culture, politics and sports. Gingeras, ‘Guilty: The Work of Glenn Brown’, Glenn Brown, exh. The paint is the crusty residue left after the relationship between the artist and his model is over. Their flesh has become paint so I paint paint. It is laudable that museums such as the Rembrandt House and the Frans Hals Museum stimulate the juxtaposition of old and new art. Fragonard, Auerbach and Rembrandt painted the living. ![]() It is capable of opening up our minds and raising our awareness. Glenn Brown and his alienating reinterpretation of works by Rembrandt, currently on show at Rembrandt's house in Amsterdam, is relevant and interesting, as it makes us look differently at masters of the past. This contributes to the relevance and the educational role of the museums, provided that two conditions are met: the quality of contemporary art must be indisputable and it should match the DNA of the museum. However, contemporary art does appeal to a different, new audience. ![]() Frequent visitors often even stay away until everything is "back to normal". ![]() ![]() Left: Glenn Brown, Nigger of the World, 2011 Right: Rembrandt, Susanna, 1636 © Glenn Brown © MauritshuisĮxhibitions of contemporary art in museums specialised in older art, usually don't attract more visitors, concluded both museum directors. ![]()
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