Brett Murray South African 1961- The Party vs. The People painted bronze height: 56cm
The present lot was first exhibited on Brett Murray’s solo exhibition, Hail to the Thief , held at the Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, in 2010. Billed as a continuation of Murray’s “acerbic attacks on abuses of power, corruption and political dumbness,” 1 the exhibition was primarily composed of wall-hung sculptures, mixed-media text pieces and silkscreen graphics based on anti-apartheid posters. This lot was one of two anthropomorphic bronze sculptures prominently displayed at the centre of the gallery. The stunted form, curvilinear features and graphic styling of the sculpture are hallmarks of Murray’s output and harken back to his earliest professional work, notably Fat Sculptures (1991), painted resin sculptures depicting various animals including apes.
Brett Murray South African 1961- The Party vs. The People painted bronze height: 56cm
The present lot was first exhibited on Brett Murray’s solo exhibition, Hail to the Thief , held at the Goodman Gallery, Cape Town, in 2010. Billed as a continuation of Murray’s “acerbic attacks on abuses of power, corruption and political dumbness,” 1 the exhibition was primarily composed of wall-hung sculptures, mixed-media text pieces and silkscreen graphics based on anti-apartheid posters. This lot was one of two anthropomorphic bronze sculptures prominently displayed at the centre of the gallery. The stunted form, curvilinear features and graphic styling of the sculpture are hallmarks of Murray’s output and harken back to his earliest professional work, notably Fat Sculptures (1991), painted resin sculptures depicting various animals including apes.
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