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James Brooks completed his MA in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art in 2004 and lives and works in London.
Since 2004 Brooks has shown in group exhibitions at Riflemaker, Seventeen, Trinity Contemporary, The Drawing Room, Arcade, DomoBaal and Tate Britain (all London), aswell as Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris and Galerie Martina Detterer, Frankfurt. In 2008 he had a solo exhibition, 'Translations' at Monika Bobinska, London and in 2009 exhibited in ‘The Illusion of Reality’, Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Norway.
Brooks also curated the Arts Council of England-funded drawing exhibition ‘Until it Makes Sense’ which was shown in Paris and London and in 2008 he curating the show ‘The Royal Republic’.
Furthermore, he wrote on Contemporary Drawing for the publication/symposium ‘Drawing: the future’ held at The National Gallery, London.
James Brooks was featured in Contemporary Art Society’s ARTFutures 2007 held at Bloomberg SPACE, London.
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http://www.kabin.org.uk/gallery/james-brooks/
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James Brooks Seamingly different, yet seemingly the same 2009
James Brooks Revolver 1 and 2 2006
James Brooks The Illusion of Reality 2009
James Brooks The Illusion of Reality 2009
James Brooks Handmade Machine 1 (LS2 1380) 2009
James Brooks Handmade Machine 2 (Industrial Lockstitch) 2010
James Brooks The Drawing Room, London 2009
James Brooks Seamingly different, yet seemingly the same 2009 installation view at In Between the Lines, Trinity Contemporary, London. H and B pencil on gesso-primed leather, cricket ball diameter 6.5cm, baseball diameter 7cm, © the artist courtesy: the artist and Trinity Contemporary, London
James Brooks Revolver 1 and 2 2006 pencil on paper, each 45 x 60cm (image size 35 x 50cm), © the artist
James Brooks The Illusion of Reality 2009 installation view at Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Norway , © the artist courtesy: the artist
James Brooks The Illusion of Reality 2009 installation view at Bomuldsfabriken Kunsthall, Norway , © the artist courtesy: the artist
James Brooks Handmade Machine 1 (LS2 1380) 2009 needle drawing on prepared graph paper, © the artist courtesy: the artist and University of Arts London Collection
James Brooks Handmade Machine 2 (Industrial Lockstitch) 2010 needle drawing on prepared graph paper, 21 x 29.7cm, © the artist courtesy: the artist and University of Arts London collection
James Brooks The Drawing Room, London 2009 © the artist courtesy: the artist