John Murphy
Artist Cv
Preoccupied with the relationship between vision, things and language whilst playing on the theme of similarity and difference, John Murphy's art historical lineage can be traced through a specifically European Symbolist-based conceptual tradition descending from Mallarmé and Jarry through to Duchamp, Magritte and Broodthaers. The artist's process of accumulating and arranging fragments of images and language is echoed in the viewer's experience of the finished exhibition, where memories of things encountered shape the perception of other things yet to be seen. The blurring of boundaries between past and present is emphasized by Murphy's practice of revisiting his own material and re-presenting previously exhibited works in different configurations potentially generating new meaning.
John Murphy lives and works in London
Artist Contact
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Artist Press
Distance and (Em)brace., An exhibition by John Murphy.By Michel Assenmaker
First published on the occasion of the exhibition at Villa Arson, Nice, 1997.
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Artist Exhibitions
John Murphy February 22 - March 25, 2006View Exhibition
A Shot in the Head July 14 - September 9, 2000
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John Murphy April 21 - May 25, 1996
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Out of Sight Out of Mind February 15 - April 3, 1993
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John Murphy March 26 - April 25, 1992
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John Murphy March 23 - April 28, 1990
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20th Anniversary Exhibition July 23 - September 19, 1987
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John Murphy November 12 - December 21, 1985
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Lili Dujourie, John Murphy, Jan Verycruysse April 11 - May 5, 1984
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Through the Summer July 23 - September, 1981
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Artist Images
Abstinence from the Image: An anatomy of...emptiness, 2006 Photograph 186 x 231 cm
In the Mirror fig.2, 2006 Vitrine, book, pen and ink on paper Dimensions variable
The Foundry of the Figure (Sculptor), 1995-96 Oil on linen 137.2 x 147.5 cm
The Hidden Breath, 1984-90 Oil on linen 290 x 214 cm
An Indefinable Odour of Flowers Forever, 1982-84 Oil on linen 213 x 185.5 cm