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Explore The Spirit of Things by Walter Tandy Murch at the SFU Gallery from now until October 30th. Murch is considered one of Canada’s greatest still-life painters, and this thought-provoking exhibit is his first Canadian show ever held west of Ontario.
In painting fragments of modernity, it was as if Murch (1907-1967) anticipated the fragmentation of the contemporary world that linked the newly plasticized present of the 1950s and ’60s with the past world of imagined Platonic, idealized forms. Yet, in a century obsessed with the idea of “the new,” Murch’s paintings also reflected 20th century materiality.
Murch grew up in Toronto, attended the Ontario College of Art and went to New York City for a “short visit” in 1927. From the 1940s until his death, he showed with the Betty Parsons Gallery in New York (along with Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman and other prominent artists), and held teaching posts at several American universities. The works in this exhibition are on loan from private collections and the artist’s estate.
The Spirit of Things is curated by Ihor Holubizky and Bill Jeffries, and is circulated by the Robert McLaughlin Gallery.
A catalogue of the exhibition (with texts) by Ihor Holubizky and Bill Jeffries is available at the Gallery for $30.
Watch for more information on SFU Gallery's upcoming exhibit Chris Jordan: Running the Numbers, coming soon. For more information on the gallery’s events, exhibits, discussions and programs, call 778-782-4266, email gallery@sfu.ca or visit SFU Art Gallery.
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