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𝐋𝐞𝐱 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 (Rome, IT) utilizes video and performance to interrogate the absurdities of late capitalism. For the 2026 C45 Triennial, she presents Carnelian, an expansive installation of paintings and video at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts. Conceived as a feature-length musical, the video follows three elemental archetypes—representing fire, air, and earth—as they navigate a sensory deluge of media while awaiting an impending disaster. Through a sophisticated blend of poetic satire and original music, the project investigates a contemporary world defined by "emergency overload," polarizing rhetoric, and the existential threat of extinction.
Friday August 28
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | 𝐋𝐞𝐱 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧: Carnelian Artist Talk & Opening Reception
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR
Artist talk at 4:00 PM
Lex Brown, Carnelian (video still), 2023 video.
Courtesy of the artist.
𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘛𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 16 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵 27–30, 2026. 28 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 17 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤. 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘪 𝘛𝘢𝘯.
#Converge45 #HereToYouNow
𝐋𝐞𝐱 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 (Rome, IT) utilizes video and performance to interrogate the absurdities of late capitalism. For the 2026 C45 Triennial, she presents Carnelian, an expansive installation of paintings and video at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts. Conceived as a feature-length musical, the video follows three elemental archetypes—representing fire, air, and earth—as they navigate a sensory deluge of media while awaiting an impending disaster. Through a sophisticated blend of poetic satire and original music, the project investigates a contemporary world defined by "emergency overload," polarizing rhetoric, and the existential threat of extinction.
Friday August 28
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | 𝐋𝐞𝐱 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧: Carnelian Artist Talk & Opening Reception
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR
Artist talk at 4:00 PM
Lex Brown, Carnelian (video still), 2023 video.
Courtesy of the artist.
𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘛𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 16 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵 27–30, 2026. 28 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 17 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤. 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘪 𝘛𝘢𝘯.
#Converge45 #HereToYouNow
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