Oscar Murillo’s latest exhibition, A Balancing Act Between Collapse and Spirit, will be on view at David Zwirner London from October 9th, coinciding with Frieze London. The show features new paintings by the Colombian-born artist, known for his dynamic and multi-disciplinary approach.
Murillo’s work explores cultural exchange, displacement, and the intermingling of languages and objects in everyday life. His method combines painting, sculpture, installation, and participatory projects to reflect on global cultural flows. The exhibition reflects a tension between chaos and resilience, a recurring theme in Murillo’s art. This exhibition promises to be a powerful exploration of cultural and emotional balance through Murillo’s unique lens.
Darkness a place of radical freedom
Markings, reading and sending telegrams… constellations of thoughts and gestures
Untraceable landscapes. Concealed – irrational!
Fields of despair—scarred.
The playhouse of imperiled spirits
As our world becomes ever more hostile I must go home and be safe—I send to you these telegrams—telegrams of sympathy.
bruised and bleeding.
These words started with the untimely departure of my mentor Okwui Enwezor, in 2019—it was also the first time I thought of Manifestations. Manifestations now need to be Protests…
A decade ago on the eve of All the World’s Futures we spoke of The Artist as Producer in Times of Crisis, a devastating crisis.
We miss you
—Oscar Murillo, July 2024
manifestation, 2023-2024. Oil, oil stick, spray paint, dirt and graphite on canvas and linen
Courtesy of OSCAR MURILLO and DAVID ZWIRNER
Photography by TIM BOWDITCH
Courtesy of OSCAR MURILLO
