Oscar Murillo
through patches of corn, wheat and mud
David Zwirner
525 & 533 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011
September 14 – October 22, 2016
Now on view at David Zwirner, through patches of corn, wheat and mud is an exhibition of new paintings, drawings, sculptures, and film by Oscar Murillo. through patches of corn, wheat and mud, a large-scale painting from which the exhibition takes its title, is comprised of canvas fragments coated with natural latex and stitched together, combined with a metal armature—this sculptural element is echoed by components of a futile mercantile disposition, an installation that fills a room with a maze-like arrangement of several hundred black paintings and steel structures inspired by morgue tables. The exhibition also includes a presentation of Them, an artist book and travel journal.
Installation view, through patches of corn, wheat and mud, Oscar Murillo at David Zwirner, New York, 2016. Courtesy of David Zwirner.
through patches of corn, wheat and mud, 2016. Latex on linen with steel and scale, 174 x 268 x 30.5 inches. Courtesy of David Zwirner.
out of many, one people, 2015-2016. Oil, oil stick, and graphite on canvas and linen. Overall: 78.75 x 242.5 inches. Canvas, each: 78.75 x 78.75 inches. Courtesy of David Zwirner.
a futile mercantile disposition, 2016. Oil and oil stick on canvas and linen, stainless steel, vinyl, latex, copper, PVC tubing, self-hardening clay with ground corn, and single channel video, dimensions vary with installation. Courtesy of David Zwirner.
Installation view, through patches of corn, wheat and mud, Oscar Murillo at David Zwirner, New York, 2016. Courtesy of David Zwirner.
organisms from all countries unite, 2016. Graphite, oil stick, colored pencil on paper, and carbon paper in artist’s frames, six (6) parts. Overall: 106 x 130.5 x 1.75 inches. Each: 51.625 x 41.5 x 1.75 inches. Courtesy of David Zwirner.
