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JA M ES AUS T IN M URRAY Fusing Time
bruno david gallery
James Austin Murray Fusing Time
February 29 - April 18, 2020 Bruno David Gallery 7513 Forsyth Boulevard Saint Louis, Missouri 63105, U.S.A. info@brunodavidgallery.com www.brunodavidgallery.com Founder/Director: Bruno L. David This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition “James Austin Murray: Fusing Time” at Bruno David Gallery. Editor: Bruno L. David Catalogue Designer: Grace Ray and Lily Hollinden Designer Assistant: Claudia R. David Printed in USA All works courtesy of James Austin Murray and Bruno David Gallery Photographs by Bruno David Galley Cover image: Volcano Class II, (detail) 2019. Oil on canvas over panel, 36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm) First Edition Copyright ©2020 James Austin Murray and Bruno David Gallery All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written permission of Bruno David Gallery
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AFTERWORD BY BRUNO L. DAVID CHECKLIST AND IMAGES OF THE EXHIBITION BIOGRAPHY
AFTERWORD BY BRUNO L. DAVID
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I am pleased to present, Fusing Time, an exhibition by James Austin Murray. This is Murray’s second exhibition with the gallery. James writes, “These are both a continuation of the works I’ve focused on over the last several years, and a fusion of work I had begun in my late 20’s. Reaching back in time to older work is something I felt would happen when I had begun this work so many years ago. Every so often, the artwork revisits an old path, stemming from a previous impulse. This bridging of old and new characteristics in my art and history makes connections that are both satisfying and revelatory. These paintings are about paint, objecthood, and, although these are not sculpture, their relief aspects take that direction. Where this work ends is still a mystery to me, and finding myself in this uncertain territory is most invigorating.” As a NYC firefighter during the September 11th attack in New York City, Murray paints on how his life was informed following the atrocity of that day. His current work is both about the paint and the light reflected on and within it. Murray states, “Sometimes the dark is where you find the best surprises.” James Austin Murray lives and works in New York City. Murray was a firefighter for over a decade, working in the South Bronx, Harlem, the West Village, and on the Lower East Side. He taught at Parsons School of Design, New York Support for the creation of significant new works of art has been the core to the mission and program of the Bruno David Gallery since its founding in 2005. I am deeply grateful to Lily Hollinden and Grace Ray, who gave much time, talent, and expertise to the production of this catalogue. Invaluable gallery staff support for the exhibition was provided by Eliza Reinhardt, Sara Ghazi Asadollahi, Lily Hollinden, Taylor Fulton, and Zoe Duncan.
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CHECKLIST & IMAGES OF THE EXHIBITION
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A Kick Against the Pricks 2019 Oil on canvas over panel 36 x 36 inches ( 91.4 x 91.4 cm) 10
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A Kick Against the Pricks (details)
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Earth Eating the Moon 2019 Oil on canvas over panel 48 x 48 inches (121.9 x 121.9 cm) 14
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Earth Eating the Moon (details)
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Going For a Ride 2019 Oil on canvas over panel 36 x 36 inches ( 91.4 x 91.4 cm) 18
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Going For a Ride (details)
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Necker Thread 2019 Oil on canvas over panel 36 x 36 inches ( 91.4 x 91.4 cm) 22
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Necker Thread (details)
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The Clouds Below 2019 Oil on canvas over panel 36 x 36 inches ( 91.4 x 91.4 cm) 26
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The Clouds Below (details)
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The Incident, A Memory 2019 Oil on canvas over panel 48 x 48 inches (121.9 x 121.9 cm) 30
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The Incident, A Memory (details)
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Volcano Class II 2019 Oil on canvas over panel 36 x 36 inches ( 91.4 x 91.4 cm) 34
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Volcano Class II (details)
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Volcano Class III 2019 Oil on canvas over panel 36 x 36 inches ( 91.4 x 91.4 cm) 38
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Volcano Class III (details)
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James Austin Murray: Fusing Time. (Installation view)
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JAMES AUSTIN MURRAY Born: 1969 Lives and works in New York City, New York.
EDUCATION B.F.A.
Parson School of Design, New York, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2020
Bruno David Gallery, “Fusing Time”, St. Louis, MO, March (catalogue)
2019 Opera Gallery, “Curved Lines” (with Benoit Lemercier), Monaco Lyons Wier Gallery, ”In Tandem,” (with Mark Zimmerman), New York, NY Madison Gallery, “Black Desert,” (with Mareo Rodrigues), Solana Beach, CA 2018 Bruno David Gallery, “Distant Stars”, St. Louis, MO, May (catalogue) Lyons Wier, “Future Proof”, New York, NY REDSEA Gallery, “Convergent Evolution”, Singapore Madison Gallery, “Light on Black’, La Jolla, CA 2017 Gilman Contemporary, “No Vacancy”, Ketchum, ID Lyons Wier Gallery, Scope New York, New York, NY 2016 Lyons Wier Gallery, “Super Massive Black Hole”, New York, NY 2015 Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong, China 2014 Art Market Hamptons, Bridgehampton, NY (Lyons Wier Gallery, NY) Lyons Wier Gallery, “Mystery of Light”, New York, NY Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong, China 2013 Narthex Gallery at St. Peters, “Ides of March”, New York, NY
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2007 2005 2004 2001
Tree’s Whisper, Dam-Stuhltrager, Brooklyn, NY Dam-Stuhltrager, “Over-On”, Brooklyn, NY International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, AK L.I.C.K. Ltd. Fine Art, “On and Off White”, Long Island City, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
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NOIRE / NOIR, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO OVERVIEW_2020, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO LINES, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO The Art Student’s League, New York Centric, curated by James Little, New York, NY OVERVIEW_2019, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO Bergen County PAC Gallery, A Short Survey of Contemporary Abstraction, curator OVERVIEW_2018, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Chromatopia, Tacit Gallery, Abbotsford, Vic, Australia Luminance, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY Stroke of Genius, Lyons Wier Annex, New York, NY Walking Slow, Brooklyn Workshop Gallery, Brooklyn, NY Palms Springs Fine Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA (Lyons Wier Gallery, NY) Forethought, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY Lost Cat, Art in the Age of Social Media, The Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA Pulse NY, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY Governors Island Art Fair, New York, NY Unlimited Potential, (curator), Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY Market Art + Design, Bridgehampton, NY, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY Art Miami, Lyons Wier Gallery, Miami, FL Downtown Art Fair, New York, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY MIA in MIA, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY The New Artist Preview, Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Desert Springs, CA
2013 2013 2012 2011 2008 2006 2005 2002 2001 2000 1999 1996 1992
Aqua Art Miami, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY 1stDibs, New York Design Center, New York, NY Governors Island Art Fair, New York, NY Highline Open Studio Preview Exhibition, New York, NY Dia: Beacon Staff Exhibition, Marion Royale Gallery, Beacon, NY American Lifescape, DBA256, Pomona, CA NYU Small Works Show, 80 WSE, New York, NY Panorama Project 3, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY Scope Miami, Dam-Stuhltrager, Miami, FL Scope Miami, Dam-Stuhltrager, Miami, FL New Artist Show, Bettcher Gallery, Miami, FL Le Papier, Gescheidle Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Soho Myriad, Atlanta, GA Scope New York, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY The Panorama Project, The Front Room, Brooklyn, NY
The Exquisite Day Project, Plus Ultra, Brooklyn, NY Flowers and Configurations, Angel International Art, East Hampton, NY Sex, Death, and Religion, Gershwin Hotel Gallery, New York, NY Size Matters, Gale Gates et al., Brooklyn, NY Places People, 313 Gallery, New York, NY Human Condition, 313 Gallery, New York, NY
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES 2012 2011
Bemis Center for Contemporary Art Nominee, United States Artist Grant Dedalus Foundation Fellowship Award for residency at VSC Residency at The Vermont Studio Center Artist in Residence at The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild
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SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Tom Ford, Designer Four Seasons Hotel, Washington D.C. Omni Hotel, Nashville, TN Sofitel, Philadelphia, PA Hotel Palomar, Philadelphia, PA
BIBLIOGRAPHY Wall Street International, James Austin Murray, March 2020 Future Black, Luxe Interiors Magazine, April 2019 Interview, Artists Voice Podcast, February 2019
Voyage ATL, Art and Life with James Austin Murray, October 2018 HEC-TV, Interview/Film, by Kerry Marks, April 20218 “Atelier Series: James Austin Murray”, by Eric Minh Swenson, Film, 2018 Wall Street International, James Austin Murray, April 2018 Tax Collection, Interview, September 2018 “Chromatopia: A History of Color”, by Louise Blyton & David Coles. Thames & Hudson. May 2018 Vasari 21, Under the Radar, James Austin Murray, January 2018 6 Exhibits to see this fall, San Diego Magazine, August 2017 The Culture Trip, August 2015 Arte Fuse: Picture This, United in Black done by James Austin Murray, April 2014 Hump Day Hot Seat: James Austin Murray, April 2013 Painters-Table.com, May 2013 Studio Critical interview March-April 2013 Artorbiter.com, April 2013 Artorbiter.com, April 2012
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Artinfo.com, Miami Gallery Roundup, April 2006 New York Daily News, featured artist “Open Studios”, September 2005 Artnet, Dateline Brooklyn, February 2004 The Tribeca Trib, Tribeca Personal, November 2001 ABC Evening News, Interview and discussion of exhibition, September 2001 New York Post, Page Six mention of opening that evening, September 2001 Bloomberg Business News, Interview: “Silent Auction Fundraiser for The Burn Center Foundation, November 2000 Arts4all.com, “Murray headed east, an American in Kosice”, Summer 2000 The Tribeca Trib, “Out of the Flames” review by Jeanne C. Wilkinson, June 2000 New York Contemporary Art Report, review of “Hello Goodbye”, May 2000 NY1, Television interview and review of Paint Club project, March 2000
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ARTISTS Sara Ghazi Asadollahi Laura Beard Heather Bennett Lisa K. Blatt Michael Byron Bunny Burson Judy Child Carmon Colangelo Alex Couwenberg Terry James Conrad Jill Downen Damon Freed
Yvette Drury Dubinsky Douglass Freed Richard Hull Kelley Johnson Chris Kahler Leslie Laskey Justin Henry Miller James Austin Murray Arny Nadler Yvonne Osei Patricia Olynyk Gary Passanise
Charles P. Reay Daniel Raedeke Tom Reed Frank Schwaiger Charles Schwall Christina Shmigel Thomas Sleet Buzz Spector Mark Travers Monika Wulfers
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