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Murmurations series (2016)
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In 2016 Marc Straus Gallery in New York |
In 2016 Marc Straus Gallery in New York |
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The exhibition culminates in the final room, which unveils the artist's latest Murmurations series. Using the dress, a culturally loaded motif, Murphy starts a narrative that touches upon grand themes of nature, technology, and humanity over the past two hundred years.- Kate Murphy, Art Fuse 2016;<ref name="Kate Murphy">{{cite journal |last1=Murphy |first1=Kate |title=Todd Murphy At Marc Straus |journal=Art Muse |date=November 2016 |publisher=Art Fuse |location=New York}}> |
The exhibition culminates in the final room, which unveils the artist's latest Murmurations series. Using the dress, a culturally loaded motif, Murphy starts a narrative that touches upon grand themes of nature, technology, and humanity over the past two hundred years.- Kate Murphy, Art Fuse 2016;<ref name="Kate Murphy">{{cite journal |last1=Murphy |first1=Kate |title=Todd Murphy At Marc Straus |journal=Art Muse |date=November 2016 |publisher=Art Fuse |location=New York}}</ref> |
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* *Murmurations (Piney Woods)* shows a wintry forest of copper-wrapped branches; |
* *Murmurations (Piney Woods)* shows a wintry forest of copper-wrapped branches; |
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* *Murmurations (Nocturne)* evokes a starry woodland suffused with indigo light. |
* *Murmurations (Nocturne)* evokes a starry woodland suffused with indigo light. |
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Murphy's work feels anachronistic, like it's swimming against a contemporary tide that moves toward a shore of disenchantment. Our culture constantly reminds us of the ugly underbelly of things. Murphy lets us instead be bewitched |
Murphy's work feels anachronistic, like it's swimming against a contemporary tide that moves toward a shore of disenchantment. Our culture constantly reminds us of the ugly underbelly of things. Murphy lets us instead be bewitched |
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Seph Rodney- Seeing Spectral Visions in Fulsome Skirts, Hyperallergic 2016 <ref name="Seph Rodney 2016">{{cite journal |last1=Rodney |first1=Seph |title=Todd Murphy, Seeing Spectral Visions In Fulsome Skirts |journal=Hyperallergic |date=November 2016 |issue=Art |url=https://hyperallergic.com/341004/seeing-spectral-visions-in-fulsome-skirts/}}</ref> |
Seph Rodney- Seeing Spectral Visions in Fulsome Skirts, Hyperallergic 2016 <ref name="Seph Rodney 2016">{{cite journal |last1=Rodney |first1=Seph |title=Todd Murphy, Seeing Spectral Visions In Fulsome Skirts |journal=Hyperallergic |date=November 2016 |issue=Art |url=https://hyperallergic.com/341004/seeing-spectral-visions-in-fulsome-skirts/}}</ref> |
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====Wink series (2012–2019)==== |
====Wink series (2012–2019)==== |
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