The Connor Brothers
Beautiful Untrue Things, 2021
Oil on canvas
72 3/4 x 45 1/4"
The Connor Brothers is the pseudonym for British artists James Golding and Mike Snelle. The duo came to prominence in 2012 and for several years maintained their anonymity by using a fictional biography. Their identities were revealed in 2014 in a major feature by Mick Brown in The Telegraph magazine, allowing them to undertake more ambitious projects. The Connor Brothers have been amongst the most prominent artistic voices to comment on the refugee crisis, having worked in The Jungle refugee camp in Calais building shelters and on an international billboard campaign, Refuchic, highlighting the plight of displaced people. Closely associated with the Russian activist group Pussy Riot, The Connor Brothers produced their 2015 refugee themed theatrical performance at Banksy’s Dismaland. More recently they have teamed up with Professor Green and the mental health charity CALM to raise funds and awareness about the UK’s epidemic of male depression and suicide.
The Connor Brothers exhibited internationally in London, Sydney, Dubai, Hong Kong and Berlin. Works have been included in major auction houses such as Christie’s and Bonhams with a record set at Phillips London in 2018. Major collections include the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Penguin books art collection and the Omer Koc and Niarchos Collections. The artists live and work in London, UK.
The Connor Brothers
If You've Got a Skeleton in Your Closet, You'd Better Make it Dance, 2019
Giclée, screenprint, acrylic and oil paint and varnish on paper.
30 x 20"
The Connor Brothers
If It's Not Weird, I'm Not Interested, 2020
Giclée, screenprint, acrylic and oil paint and varnish on paper
30 x 20"
The Connor Brothers
Those Who Say It Cannot Be Done, 2019
Giclée, screenprint, acrylic and oil paint and varnish on paper
55 x 36"
The Connor Brothers
Tell Me Beautiful Untrue Things, 2019
Giclée, screenprint, acrylic and oil paint and varnish on paper.
30 x 20"
The Connor Brothers
We Are All in the Gutter but Some of Us Are Looking at the Stars, 2019
Giclée, screenprint, acrylic and oil paint and varnish on paper.
57 x 35"
The Connor Brothers
I Don't Want to Go to Heaven, 2019
Giclée, screenprint, acrylic and oil paint and varnish on paper
55 x 36"
The Connor Brothers
Why Fit in When You Were Born to Stand Out, 2019
Giclée, screenprint, acrylic and oil paint and varnish on paper
30 x 20"
The Connor Brothers
There Are No Extraordinary People, 2020
Giclée, screenprint, acrylic & oil paint, varnish on paper
35 x 25"
The Connor Brothers
I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation, 2020
Hand painted vintage paperback with silkscreen, framed
10.83h x 7.87w in.
The Connor Brothers
Tell Him I Was Too Fucking Busy - Or Vice Versa, 2020
Hand painted vintage paperback with silkscreen, framed
10.83h x 7.87w in
The Connor Brothers
The Boundaries Of Our Reality Are Set By The Limits Of Our Imagination, 2020
Hand painted vintage paperback with silkscreen, framed
10.83h x 7.87w in
The Connor Brothers
Every Saint Has A Past And Every Sinner Has A Future, 2020
Hand painted vintage paperback with silkscreen, framed
10.83h x 7.87w in
The Connor Brothers
I Sometimes Feel that God, in Creating Men, Somewhat Overestimated His Ability, 2019
Giclée, screenprint, acrylic and oil paint and varnish on paper.
55h x 36w in
The Connor Brothers
Tell Him I Was Too Fucking Busy - Or Vice Versa, 2019
Giclée, screenprint, acrylic and oil paint and varnish on paper.
58.27h x 36.61w in
The Connor Brothers
Impossible is Nothing, 2019
Giclée, screenprint, acrylic and oil paint and varnish on paper.
55h x 36w in
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Truth is Stranger than Fiction, Reem Gallery
2020
The Connor Brothers: Extraordinary People, Casterline | Goodman Gallery
The Connor Brothers: A Need for Distraction, Hancock Gallery
The Connor Brothers - Pride In Prejudice, Artisan
Lockdown Studies by The Connor Brothers, EXTRAORDINARY OBJECTS
Reality Is A Lovely Place, But I Wouldn't Want To Live There, Maddox Gallery
2019
The Connor Brothers, The Drang Gallery
The Connor Brothers: A Dangerous Idea, Chase Contemporary
2018
Call Me Anything But Ordinary - The Connor Brothers, Maddox Gallery
2017
The Connor Brothers - Works on Paper, Maddox Gallery
Connor Brothers | All My Life I've Been A Liar And That's The Truth, Nanda\Hobbs
2016
Saints + Sinners, The Cat Street Gallery
2013
The Connor Brothers: True Love Stories, Guy Hepner
