The work of James Murray explores questions of corporeality, materiality and desire at points of intersection between painting, sculpture, and photography.
Underpinning these concerns is an ongoing reflection on the processes and production of the work. Here Murray proposes an allegorical relationship between the notion of desire as a self-perpetuating drive and his studio practice as a site for the enactment of desire, the pursuit of the unattainable object, of perfection in form.
Selected exhibitions
2020 Great Small Works, stephane simoens contemporary fine art, Knokke, Belgium.
2019 Grounded, rule gallery, Denver Colorado USA
2019 On The Stretcher, Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke BE (with Jesper Skov Madsen, Maximilian Schubert, Luc Vandevelde)
2018 Lingering (with Philip Van Isacker), stephane simoens contemporary fine art, Knokke, Belgium.
Marks Make Meaning (group show with Irvin Pascal, Mark Wright, Antony Gormley & Rachel Whiteread)
University of Brighton UK
2017 Sussex Open, Towner Museum, Eastbourne UK
2017 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing (solo) stephane simoens contemporary fine art, Knokke, Belgium.
2017 Desire Works (solo) Project 78 Gallery, Hastings UK
2017 Old 16 New 17 Group show with Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke
2016 Screened, An Ardesia Projects group show part of Brighton Photo Fringe UK
2016 East Sussex Open, Towner Gallery & Museum. Eastbourne, UK
2016 NY Art Book Fair Portfolio exhibition with Daily Life Storage MoMA PS1. New York, USA
2016 Athens Photo Festival - Photo Book Exhibition, Benaki Museum (Pireos Annexe), Athens GR
2015 After Desire MA degree show, University of Brighton UK
2015 Buzzed Phillips Auctioneers, London UK
Collections
Hellenic Centre for Photography GR
SPBH collection UK
Private collections BE, FR, GR, NL, UK, USA,
Awards / Residencies
2020 - Artist in Residence RULE Gallery, Marfa Texas USA
2019 - Artist in Residence Towner Gallery, Eastbourne UK
2018 - Sussex Open 18 Commission UK
2013 - Eye Witness award, The independent