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South China Morning Post
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Inside Rosamond and Ben Brown's art world empire
They may not realise it, but Rosamond and Ben Brown make an entertaining double act. The mother-and-son duo have made art their life's work, and where their tastes converge, trouble ensues. As our photographer asks the pair to pose at Ben's house in London's Notting Hill, 88-year-old Rosamond suddenly spots something she likes. Advertisement 'I love the Tony Bevan,' she says, noting the piece by the prominent British artist above the mantle. 'Have you got a spare one for me, for my new flat?' When her son pretends he doesn't hear, she tries again. 'Ben. Have you got any good Tony Bevans for me?' The badinage between the two (or lack of, in this case – 'He's stingy,' she later jokes) isn't just evidence of how intertwined their lives still are, but also of how prolific the Browns are as collectors. On the wall above a Ron Arad-commissioned fireplace is Alternando da Uno a Cento e Viceversa (Alternating 1 to 100) (1977-1978), by Alighiero Boetti. Photo: Jack Orton 'They were thrilled to meet me because I'd started using these new paints – paints that you could use in a humid climate,' she recalls. 'An oil painting in that climate … I tried it. You had to have 10 paintings on the go, it was a week before they dried.'
South China Morning Post
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
This week in PostMag: A mother-son art duo and Philippines' surfing capital
How do you write anything profound about mothers and motherhood in an editor's letter? I think the answer – after many attempts and much struggle – is that you don't. As good as they get, the mother-child relationship is a complicated, wild beast. It's impossible to fit in the space of a few paragraphs and a single column. Thank goodness this is not a Mother's Day issue. (That's for next year, then.) Advertisement And yet, we do have the art world mother-son power duo of Rosamond and Ben Brown gracing our cover. It's a powerful story, too: two generations who have found a shared passion in life. The Browns invited Sarah Keenlyside into Ben's London home, where she chats with Rosamond, an artist, and Ben, a gallerist, about their art collecting journeys. The piece is accompanied by Jack Orton's evocative photography that captures Rosamond and Ben's relationship beautifully. On the other end of the spectrum, David Frazier's enthralling account of drug smuggler John Michael Boyum and the rise of Siargao, in the Philippines, as a surfing destination captivated me. I've only been to Siargao once and only for four days in 2020, before it had really broken onto the global scene. I certainly had no idea about this twisting, eye-opening tale or the locals behind the island's surf culture. Back in Hong Kong, Christopher DeWolf meets the team behind the new book Hong Kong Historical Shops. It's a much-needed record of the family-run businesses that give the city its character and are quickly disappearing. Advertisement Exhausted all your travel inspiration over the past month of public holidays? Thomas Bird journeys across China on the mainland's more unusual train routes.
