Connor Brothers - Artist Info

About Connor Brothers

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    The artists known as the Connor Brothers satirize pop culture from Shakespeare to modern romantic novels. Under the pseudonym of twins Brendan and Franklyn Connor, they developed an invented biography that included an isolated childhood in a controversial Californian cult in the 1980s, escape as teenagers, and the subsequent creation of a body of work naively reconfiguring pop culture. In fact, they are a pair of art dealers who, in a fickle industry, re-invented themselves as artists. To their surprise, the art world fell thrall to the work. In 2013, the year the work was introduced, the initial acclaim resulted in sold out shows, placement in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum and record auction price...

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