Elizabeth Peyton

Elizabeth Peyton, October, 2012-2013 Courtesy of the artist and Gavin Brown enterpriseTwenty years ago, inside the infamous Chelsea Hotel in New York, Elizabeth Peyton held her seminal exhibition. Located within Room 828, visitors were invited to retrieve the room key from the front desk and let themselves in to view a series of her intimate portraits. The show only lasted two weeks, but ignited a long-term partnership with art dealer Gavin Brown, who curated the exhibition and assisted in launchin...