24 Grafton Street, London
July 9, 2019
On the occasion of Manifestation, Oscar Murillo’s solo exhibition at David Zwirner in London, the artist was in discussion with his former teacher at the Royal College of Art, John Slyce, in the gallery. Their conversation explored the exhibition in the context of Murillo's wider practice and the present moment.
Tuesday, July 9, reception 6 PM; talk 6:30 PM
24 Grafton Street, London
After completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Westminster in London, Murillo earned his M.F.A. in 2012 from the city’s Royal College of Art. A Mercantile Novel, his first exhibition with the gallery, was held in New York the following year. He is one of four artists shortlisted to win the 2019 Turner Prize based on two exhibitions of his work: Violent Amnesia, on view at Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge through June 23, 2019, and Oscar Murillo l Zhang Enli, presented recently at chi K11 art museum, in Shanghai, as well as for his participation in the 10th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, We don’t need another hero, in 2018.
John Slyce is a writer and critic based in London. He has written extensively on the work of Sarah Sze, Gillian Wearing, Michael Landy, Carey Young, Cullinan Richards, Allen Ruppersberg, and Rodney Graham, among others, and is a regular contributor to art magazines and journals. Slyce has taught and lectured widely across the UK and Europe since the 1990s and is a Senior Tutor in Painting and Research at the Royal College of Art.