£3,000
Contemporary & Post-War Art | 595
Auction: 16 April 2020 at 12:00 BST
Hand-painted paperback book with silkscreen print, from the edition of 2, accompanied by signed certificate
Biography
The Connor Brothers, fictional twins Franklyn and Brendan Connor, were raised by ‘The Family’, a Christian cult that cut them off from modern society as children. At the age of 16, they escaped the cult and fled to Brooklyn together to become artists. This pseudonym initially allowed them to maintain anonymity, but they have since shed the fictional guise to align their work with social causes such as the European refugee crisis.
The Brothers are known for their satirical and humorous work that explores emotion, truth and reality, and the need for distraction in contemporary society. Their ‘Pulp Fiction’ series recontextualises the artwork of 1950’s dime novel covers, centreing on images of vintage pin-up beauties, dishevelled heroes and old Hollywood starlets. The Brothers juxtapose these romantic subjects with unexpected, witty captions, giving the images new and disconcerting meanings.