Marcus Brutus

Marcus Brutus is a New York painter whose deeply moving, color-rich canvases of Black men and women in crowded scenes or set against quiet backdrops have captured the attention of the art world. 

It's a masterclass in showing paintings of the same size, deftly displayed at the right distance apart, that give you the impression that you are in a film or in a place of quiet repose.

This is Marcus Brutus's fourth outing with the gallery, and his energetic, striking style of portraiture brings Harper’s flagship location to life.

The former rare bookseller now runs a mini-empire of six galleries, from Los Angeles to East Hampton.

On the eve of a new show, the artist explains how he collects images in his mind and then puts them together in a way that highlights the Black experience.

This March, self-taught figurative painter Marcus Brutus steps out in a big way with a landmark debut at Harper’s gallery in New York. Before the show opened, the Brooklyn-based artist opened his studio to Cultured for a sneak peek at a new body of work influenced by his recent rabbit hole: high-fidelity speakers.

 A vaunted bookseller takes the art world by storm—

On this episode of the Radio Juxtapoz podcast, Juxtapoz editor Evan Pricco speaks with Brutus about the origins of his painting career, the subtle political qualities in his work, and how the recent protests around America will affect his paintings.